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Outdoors in Goose Prairie Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Goose Prairie Township

12% of Goose Prairie Township’s land is conserved, about 2,767 acres. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Goose Prairie Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
2,767 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.2 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
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Korell WPA, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Korell WPA

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
747 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Goose Prairie Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
636 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Rustad Lake WPA

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

Moe WPA

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
164 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Korell WPA747 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Goose Prairie Wildlife Management Area636 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Rustad Lake WPA277 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Moe WPA164 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Fuglie WPA67 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Aspen Wildlife Management Area40 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Who protects it

2,767 conserved acres

12% of Goose Prairie Township’s land. Who manages Goose Prairie Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,004 ac
State fish & wildlife529 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government156 ac
Other state land11 ac
Resource Management Area · 3,563 acState Conservation Area · 529 acConservation Easement · 453 acUnknown Easement · 156 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 451 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Minnesota
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,784Restricted
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,778Restricted
Goose Prairie State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife489Restricted
Aspen State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife40Restricted
Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
270th Street North1.5 mi
110th Avenue North1.0 mi
250th Street North0.8 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Goose 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)172236536776807970543723
Rain (in)0.70.71.01.63.14.54.03.02.92.40.90.8

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Goose Prairie Township →

Next door

Goose Prairie Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Goose Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hitterdal— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Atlanta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Keene Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ulen 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 Goose Prairie Township

Where can I hike in Goose Prairie Township?

The longest trail networks: Korell WPA, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Goose Prairie Township’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Goose Prairie Township?

523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goose Prairie Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Goose 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 →