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Outdoors in Graceville Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Graceville Township

4% of Graceville Township’s land is conserved, about 726 acres. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 588 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Graceville Township.

Conserved land
4%
726 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
588 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
10 mi
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
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

The longest trail network is Toqua Lakes Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Toqua Lakes Park

Park
28 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

West Toqua Wildlife Management Area

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

WPA

Nature preserve
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

City Park

Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Toqua Lakes Park28 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
City Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
West Toqua Wildlife Management Area54 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Directions
WPA35 acres
Graceville Wayside Park1 acres
Who protects it

726 conserved acres

4% of Graceville Township’s land. Water is left out: Graceville Township has 32.7 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Graceville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service909 ac
State fish & wildlife54 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Resource Management Area · 478 acConservation Easement · 431 acState Conservation Area · 54 acUnknown Easement · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 431 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Big Stone County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service478Restricted
West Toqua State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife54Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Graceville Township

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

Campgrounds in Graceville Township
Big Stone County Toqua ParkFee · In Toqua Lakes Park
Directions
Trails & water

6 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
East Toqua LakelakeLake LeoLannon LakeNorth Rothwell LakeSmithwicks LakeWest Toqua Lakelake
Biking & sports

10 miles of bike routes

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

10 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football

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

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Graceville 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212639556978828073574026
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.33.04.03.92.92.62.41.00.7

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Graceville Township →

Next door

Graceville Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Tara Township6.2 miToqua Township2.7 miMoonshine Township2.5 miAlmond Township1.9 miGraceville Township1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Graceville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Toqua Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Almond Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moonshine Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tara 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 Graceville Township

Where can I hike in Graceville Township?

The longest trail networks: Toqua Lakes Park, 0.3 miles; City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Graceville Township’s trails?

Toqua Lakes Park and West Toqua Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Graceville Township?

10 miles of bike routes are on the map: 10 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Graceville Township?

923 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Graceville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Graceville 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 →