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Outdoors in Hitterdal

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hitterdal

18% of Hitterdal’s land is conserved, about 101 acres.

Conserved land
18%
101 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
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.

Hitterdal WPA

Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
70 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

101 conserved acres

18% of Hitterdal’s land. Water is left out: Hitterdal has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hitterdal’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service174 ac
Resource Management Area · 147 acConservation Easement · 27 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. 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 Service74Restricted
Clay County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service73Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Hitterdal

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

Playgrounds in Hitterdal

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The walking year in Hitterdal

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)0.70.71.11.63.24.54.03.02.92.40.90.8

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 Hitterdal →

Next door

Hitterdal 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
Hitterdal— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Goose Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Highland Grove 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 Hitterdal

Are dogs allowed on Hitterdal’s trails?

Hitterdal WPA doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hitterdal?

266 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hitterdal or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hitterdal 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 →