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Outdoors in Evansville Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Evansville Township

15% of Evansville Township’s land is conserved, about 3,135 acres. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Evansville Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
15%
3,135 acres · of 32.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
3.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
9
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Zickur WPA

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
237 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Evansville Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
123 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Anderson Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Satterlie Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

3,135 conserved acres

15% of Evansville Township’s land. Water is left out: Evansville Township has 32.6 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Evansville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,513 ac
Other state land196 ac
State fish & wildlife190 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits110 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,318 acResource Management Area · 1,501 acState Conservation Area · 190 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,190 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service752Restricted
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service750Restricted
Evansville State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife123Restricted
Anderson State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife42Restricted
Satterlie State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife25Restricted
Northeastern States District Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management3Open
Trails & water

9 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

3.1 miles of bike routes

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

3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The walking year in Evansville 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)192437536776807970553824
Rain (in)0.60.61.02.03.24.34.33.32.82.50.90.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Evansville Township →

Next door

Evansville Township and its neighbors

Evansville Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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
Evansville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Erdahl Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Urness Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lund Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brandon 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 Evansville Township

Are dogs allowed on Evansville Township’s trails?

Zickur WPA and Evansville Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Evansville Township?

3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Evansville Township?

1,958 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Evansville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Evansville 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 →