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Outdoors in Kildare Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kildare Township

4% of Kildare Township’s land is conserved, about 811 acres. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Kildare Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
811 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.7 mi
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

The longest trail network is Hollerberg Lake WMA, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hollerberg Lake Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
121 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

811 conserved acres

4% of Kildare Township’s land. Who manages Kildare Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land668 ac
State fish & wildlife121 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service21 ac
Conservation Easement · 689 acState Conservation Area · 121 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 689 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hollerberg Lake State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife121Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

6.7 miles of bike routes

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

6.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The walking year in Kildare 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)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.99.48.7
High (°F)212639556979828073584026
Rain (in)0.70.71.42.43.34.33.83.72.82.41.20.8

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kildare Township →

Next door

Kildare Township 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
Kildare Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hayes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dublin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Camp Lake 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 Kildare Township

Where can I hike in Kildare Township?

The longest trail networks: Hollerberg Lake Wildlife Management Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Kildare Township’s trails?

Hollerberg Lake Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Kildare Township?

6.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Kildare Township?

364 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kildare 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 Kildare 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 →