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Embarrass, Minnesota-03Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Embarrass Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Embarrass Township

The biggest trail networks: Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground (1.3 mi). 4% of Embarrass Township’s land is conserved, about 791 acres. 164 acres are parks and preserves, 251 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
791 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
164 ac
251 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.6 mi
7.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground

Park
161 acres1.3 mi of trail
Heritage City Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Salo Corner Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

791 conserved acres

4% of Embarrass Township’s land. Who manages Embarrass Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources760 ac
Bureau of Land Management30 ac
State Resource Management Area · 760 acNational Public Lands · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources760Open
Northeastern States District Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management30Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Embarrass Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Embarrass Township
Heritage City ParkFee · In Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 4.3 mi
Heritage City Park Trail1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

7.6 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

7.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

5 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Hanka, Gregorius and Mary, Historic FarmsteadDistrict · listed 1990
About it
Nelimark, Erick and Kristina, SaunaBuilding · listed 1990
About it
Matson, Mike and Mary, Historic FarmsteadDistrict · listed 1990
About it
Anna and Mikko Pyhala FarmDistrict · listed 2003
About it
Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church of EmbarrassBuilding · listed 2023
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Embarrass 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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172337516574787667523522
Rain (in)0.90.81.01.93.04.14.03.33.62.71.61.1

February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Embarrass Township →

Next door

Embarrass Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Embarrass Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pike Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Waasa Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Township10%0.5839%B−
Kugler 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 Embarrass Township

Where can I hike in Embarrass Township?

The longest trail networks: Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Embarrass Township’s trails?

Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground and Salo Corner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Embarrass Township?

7.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.6 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Embarrass Township?

74,631 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Embarrass Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 964 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Embarrass Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →