Clear Lake Park
Managed by Meeker County
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Forest Prairie Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Forest Prairie Township
34 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Forest Prairie Township.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,027 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Forest Prairie Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Prairie Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Forest Prairie Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home5% 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 32%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Forest Prairie 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 C− to B−. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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.
Who protects it
1,027 conserved acres
5% of Forest Prairie Township’s land. Who manages Forest Prairie Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service880 ac
Other state land387 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Conservation Easement · 872 acResource Management Area · 395 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 828 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 395 | Restricted |
| Clear Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Meeker) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Forest Prairie 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 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Forest Prairie Township →
Next door
Forest Prairie Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Manannah Township3.0 miMaine Prairie Township3.0 miLuxemburg Township2.2 miForest Prairie Township0.5 miForest City Township0.4 miKingston Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Prairie Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 32 | 5% | C |
| Manannah Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Luxemburg Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Maine Prairie Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 1% | D |
| Forest City Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kingston Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 6 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Forest Prairie Township
How much of Forest Prairie Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Forest Prairie Township’s trails?
Clear Lake Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Forest Prairie Township?
1,666 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Prairie Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Forest Prairie Township have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Forest Prairie 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 →