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B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kasota Township

Kasota Township has 176 acres of parks, 116 for every 1,000 residents

13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Kasota Township’s land is conserved, about 1,296 acres. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Kasota Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land
5%
1,296 acres · of 37.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
176 ac
116 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3

What kind of outdoors town is Kasota Township?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Room to roam116 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Kasota Township have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kasota Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kasota Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land116 acres of park per 1,000 residents (176 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13AParks close to home13% 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 47%
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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.

123
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.

Ottawa Wildlife Management Area

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

Ottawa Bluffs Preserve

Managed by The Nature Conservancy
64 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Larson Unit

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1,296 conserved acres

5% of Kasota Township’s land. Who manages Kasota Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife573 ac
Other state land376 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)226 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits60 ac
State natural resources40 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service21 ac
Conservation Easement · 623 acState Conservation Area · 612 acPrivate Conservation · 60 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 623 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ottawa State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife570Restricted
Ottawa Bluffs Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits60Unknown
Kasota Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources40Restricted
Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife3Restricted
Things to do

6 places to go in Kasota Township

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

Campgrounds in Kasota Township
Lake Washington Campground
Directions
Lake Washington ParkFee
Directions
Lake Washington Primitive Camping
Directions
Trails & water

6 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
Shanaska Creek Trail0.7 mi
Walnut Woods Trail0.3 mi
Washington Woods Trail0.3 mi
Campground Trail0.3 mi
Canoe Trail0.1 mi
Dock Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake EmilylakeLake PlazalakeMinnesota River
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.

2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
John R. Andrews HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Bridge No. 4846 (1)Structure · listed 1981
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Kasota 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)232841566979838073594228
Rain (in)0.80.91.63.24.34.84.24.23.22.41.51.1

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kasota Township →

Next door

Kasota Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Belgrade Township9.7 miSt. Peter5.3 miKasota Township3.5 miOshawa Township2.1 miTraverse Township0.4 miCleveland Township0.3 miKasota0.0 miWashington Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Kasota Township5%0.111613%B−
St. Peter20%0.89599%+A+
Kasota— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Belgrade Township4%0.342813%B
Oshawa Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Traverse Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cleveland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Washington 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 Kasota Township

How much of Kasota Township is conserved land?

5% 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 Kasota Township’s trails?

Ottawa Wildlife Management Area and Ottawa Bluffs Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Kasota Township?

2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Kasota Township?

5,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kasota Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 176 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Kasota Township have?

Ahead of 47% 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 Kasota 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 →