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Outdoors in East Side Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in East Side Township

6% of East Side Township’s land is conserved, about 815 acres. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross East Side Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
815 acres · of 21.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

815 conserved acres

6% of East Side Township’s land. Water is left out: East Side Township has 21.3 square miles of land and 16.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages East Side Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources463 ac
State fish & wildlife373 ac
State Resource Management Area · 463 acState Conservation Area · 373 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources463Open
Cedar Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Cook/Mille Lacs)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife373Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 mi
Soo Line Trail0.6 mi
When to get out

The walking year in East Side Township

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)202638536675797769553825
Rain (in)0.70.81.42.43.64.54.63.93.22.91.51.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in East Side Township →

Next door

East Side Township and its neighbors

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South Harbor Township12 miIdun Township10 miEast Side Township2.6 miIsle Harbor Township2.6 miLakeside Township2.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
East Side Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Idun Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Isle Harbor Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
South Harbor Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lakeside Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in East Side Township

Is there public land near East Side Township?

20,572 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Side Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 446 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from East Side Township neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →