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Outdoors in Home Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Home Lake Township

The biggest trail networks: Syre Wildlife Management Area (0.6 mi). 19% of Home Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 4,453 acres. 7.7 miles of mapped trail cross Home Lake Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
19%
4,453 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 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

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 Syre WMA, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Syre Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
500 acres0.6 mi of trail
Agassiz Recreational Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Twin Valley Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,441 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Neal Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
576 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Vangsness Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
323 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Syre Wildlife Management Area500 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Twin Valley Wildlife Management Area1,441 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Neal Wildlife Management Area576 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Vangsness Wildlife Management Area323 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Home Wildlife Management Area95 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Who protects it

4,453 conserved acres

19% of Home Lake Township’s land. Who manages Home Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)2,250 ac
State fish & wildlife2,172 ac
Other state land40 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,289 acState Conservation Area · 2,172 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,281 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Twin Valley State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife825Restricted
Neal State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife576Restricted
Syre State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife352Restricted
Vangsness State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife323Restricted
Home State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife95Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.0 miUnpaved · 6.0 mi
Agassiz Recreational Trail6.0 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Home Lake 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)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)172236526776807970543622
Rain (in)0.70.61.01.53.04.43.83.12.92.30.90.8

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Home Lake Township →

Next door

Home Lake Township and its neighbors

Home Lake Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Home Lake Township7.7 miWalworth Township6.4 miUlen Township6.3 miWild Rice Township6.3 miRockwell Township5.8 miFlom Township4.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Home Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Flom Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rockwell 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
Wild Rice Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Walworth 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 Home Lake Township

Where can I hike in Home Lake Township?

The longest trail networks: Syre Wildlife Management Area, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Home Lake Township’s trails?

Syre Wildlife Management Area and Twin Valley Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Home Lake Township?

324 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Home Lake 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 Home Lake 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 →