Dustoff Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Eden Lake Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Eden Lake Township
4% of Eden Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 915 acres.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
915 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
11
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eden Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eden Lake Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eden Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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Water is 12% of Eden Lake Township’s area (5 of 39 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Eden Lake Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
915 conserved acres
4% of Eden Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Eden Lake Township has 33.8 square miles of land and 4.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Eden Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,515 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government181 ac
State fish & wildlife50 ac
Resource Management Area · 1,302 acConservation Easement · 213 acUnknown Easement · 181 acState Conservation Area · 50 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 213 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,302 | Restricted |
| Dustoff State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 37 | Restricted |
| Rice Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Stearns) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 10 | Restricted |
| Long Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Stearns) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Eden Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Eden Lake Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
11 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Eden Lake 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eden Lake Township →
Next door
Eden Lake Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Manannah Township3.0 miLuxemburg Township2.2 miMunson Township1.1 miPaynesville Township0.8 miEden Lake Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Lake Township | 4% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Paynesville Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 38 | 21% | C+ |
| Luxemburg Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Munson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 9% | D |
| Manannah 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 Eden Lake Township
How much of Eden Lake Township is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Eden Lake Township’s trails?
Dustoff Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eden Lake Township?
944 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eden Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eden Lake Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Eden Lake 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 →