Oxbow Park
Park
607 acres8.5 mi of trail
Zumbro TrailNorth Meadow TrailMaple TrailCampground Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kalmar Township
Kalmar Township has 804 acres of parks, 537 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Oxbow Park (8.5 mi). 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Kalmar Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
16 acres · of 32.4 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
804 ac
537 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 1.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Kalmar Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kalmar Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kalmar Township is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kalmar Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land537 acres of park per 1,000 residents (804 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home30% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Oxbow Park, with 8.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tweite's Pumpkin Patch
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
under 1% of Kalmar Township’s land. Who manages Kalmar Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land16 ac
Conservation Easement · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
25 places to go in Kalmar Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kalmar Township
Path of Imagination Natural PlayscapeIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Kalmar Township
2nd BridgeIn Oxbow Park
Directions2nd BridgeIn Oxbow Park
Directions3rd BridgeIn Oxbow Park
Directions3rd BridgeIn Oxbow Park
Directions3rd BridgeIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsCampgroundIn Oxbow Park
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Directions6 more picnic areas
CaulfieldIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsCaulfieldIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsNew CampgroundIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsPicnic TableIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsPicnic TableIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsPicnic TableIn Oxbow Park
DirectionsPlus 3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Kalmar Township
Oxbow Park CampgroundFee · In Oxbow Park
DirectionsTrails & water
10 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 8.3 mi
North Meadow Trail1.8 mi
Zumbro Trail1.8 mi
Maple Trail1.5 mi
Campground Trail0.7 mi
River Loop Trail0.6 mi
Sumac Trail0.5 mi
Prairie Shortcut Trail0.4 mi
Yeager Trail0.3 mi
Bison Prairie Trail0.2 mi
New farm field view trails0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The walking year in Kalmar 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kalmar Township →
Next door
Kalmar Township and its neighbors
Kalmar Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rochester34 miKalmar Township10 miNew Haven Township4.5 miSalem Township1.1 miByron1.0 miCascade Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalmar Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 537 | 30% | C+ |
| Byron | 3% | 0.3 | 12 | 99% | B |
| Rochester | 4% | 0.6 | 30 | 97% | A− |
| Cascade Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 52% | C− |
| Salem Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| New Haven Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 116 | 26% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kalmar Township
Where can I hike in Kalmar Township?
The longest trail networks: Oxbow Park, 8.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kalmar Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Kalmar Township’s trails?
Oxbow Park and Kalmar Reservoir (KR-7) Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kalmar Township?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kalmar Township?
5,505 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kalmar Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 804 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kalmar Township have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Kalmar Township 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 →