Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Hutchinson Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Hutchinson Township. 3% of Hutchinson Township’s land is conserved, about 582 acres.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hutchinson Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hutchinson Township is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Water is 6% of Hutchinson Township’s area (2 of 34 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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582 conserved acres
3% of Hutchinson Township’s land. Water is left out: Hutchinson Township has 32.3 square miles of land and 2.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hutchinson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 426 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcleod County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 313 | Restricted |
1 named trail and 11 lakes & rivers
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Hutchinson 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hutchinson Township →
Hutchinson Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Township | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Hutchinson | 4% | 0.6 | 24 | 97% | A− |
| Hassan Valley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Collinwood Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Hale Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Acoma Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hutchinson Township
How much of Hutchinson Township is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Hutchinson Township?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hutchinson Township?
1,251 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hutchinson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hutchinson Township have?
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hutchinson Township neighbors.
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 →