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Outdoors in La Crosse Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in La Crosse Township

5% of La Crosse Township’s land is conserved, about 1,164 acres. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross La Crosse Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,164 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1234
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.

Valleau Wildlife Management Area

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

Oxbow Wildlife Management Area

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

Cotton-Jack Wildlife Management Area

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

Graham Creek Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Valleau Wildlife Management Area306 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Oxbow Wildlife Management Area196 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cotton-Jack Wildlife Management Area153 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Graham Creek Wildlife Management Area92 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Crosse Wildlife Management Area68 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Libra Wildlife Management Area29 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Winkler Wildlife Management Area1 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Who protects it

1,164 conserved acres

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

State fish & wildlife942 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service199 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)109 ac
Other state land13 ac
State Conservation Area · 942 acResource Management Area · 199 acConservation Easement · 122 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 122 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Valleau State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife306Restricted
Cotton-Jack State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife252Restricted
Oxbow State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife196Restricted
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service100Restricted
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service99Restricted
Graham Creek State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife92Restricted
Crosse State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife68Restricted
Libra State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife29Restricted
Winkler State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1Restricted
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Jones LakebedDes Moines RiverJack Creek
When to get out

The walking year in La Crosse 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232841566979838073594228
Rain (in)0.70.81.63.14.44.93.73.63.22.41.40.9

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in La Crosse Township →

Next door

La Crosse Township and its neighbors

La Crosse Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

La Crosse Township2.5 miGraham Lakes Township2.3 miAlba Township2.0 miWeimer Township0.9 miSpringfield Township0.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
La Crosse Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Alba Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Graham Lakes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Weimer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Springfield 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 La Crosse Township

Are dogs allowed on La Crosse Township’s trails?

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

Is there public land near La Crosse Township?

44 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Crosse 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 La Crosse 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 →