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Outdoors in Grove Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Grove Township

4% of Grove Township’s land is conserved, about 744 acres. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Grove Township. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
4%
744 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
6.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
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
Who protects it

744 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service834 ac
Other state land146 ac
Conservation Easement · 506 acResource Management Area · 475 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 506 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service475Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
South 12th Avenue East0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

6.7 miles of bike routes

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

6.7 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Grove 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202538546777817971563925
Rain (in)0.70.81.42.53.54.44.43.82.92.71.30.9

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grove Township →

Next door

Grove 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
Grove Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Melrose2%0.31194%B
Getty Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oak Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Hill Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Melrose 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 Grove Township

Where can I bike in Grove Township?

6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Grove Township?

867 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grove 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 Grove 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 →