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Highlanding Town Hall, Minnesota, Highlanding, Minnesota-02Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Highlanding Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Highlanding Township

8.4 miles of mapped trail cross Highlanding Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
64 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
8.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
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
Who protects it

64 conserved acres

under 1% of Highlanding Township’s land. Who manages Highlanding Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service64 ac
Conservation Easement · 64 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 64 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Highlanding Township

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

Boat launches in Highlanding Township

1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 4.4 mi
320th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
110th Street Northeast1.3 mi
140th Street Northeast1.0 mi
340th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
290th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Highlanding 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)152135526675797868533521
Rain (in)0.60.50.71.32.73.93.53.12.62.00.90.8

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Highlanding Township →

Next door

Highlanding Township and its neighbors

Highlanding Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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
Highlanding Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kratka Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Goodridge Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Star 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 Highlanding Township

Is there public land near Highlanding Township?

3 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highlanding 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 Highlanding 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 →