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Outdoors in Lake Jessie Township

More than half of Lake Jessie Township’s land is conserved: 64%

64% of Lake Jessie Township’s land is conserved, about 13,775 acres. The biggest trail networks: Chippewa National Forest (8.9 mi). 12 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Jessie Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
64%
13,775 acres · of 33.4 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
16
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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12
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 Chippewa National Forest, with 8.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Chippewa National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
11,455 acres8.9 mi of trail
Forest Rd 2403Forest Rd 3222Forrest Rd 2462 A
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Bowstring State Forest

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

13,775 conserved acres

64% of Lake Jessie Township’s land. Water is left out: Lake Jessie Township has 33.4 square miles of land and 3.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Jessie Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service11,453 ac
State natural resources2,459 ac
National Forest · 11,453 acState Resource Management Area · 2,413 acState Conservation Area · 47 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chippewa National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service11,453Open
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources2,413Open
Little Too Much Lake State Scientific and Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources47Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Lake Jessie Township

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

Campgrounds in Lake Jessie Township
Rising Eagle Resort
Directions
Trails & water

3 named trails and 16 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.6 mi
Forest Rd 24031.5 mi
Forest Rd 32220.5 mi
Forrest Rd 2462 A0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Ackerman LakesBig Too Much LakeBorder ImpoundmentEast Lake ImpoundmentFisher LakeFour Town LakelakeGoodman LakeGoodman Lake ImpoundmentGoose LakeLaCroix LakeLittle Peterson LakeLittle Spring LakeLittle Too Much LakePeterson LakeSpring LakeJessie Brook
When to get out

The walking year in Lake Jessie 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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172337516573787667523522
Rain (in)0.80.71.11.83.04.44.03.43.02.61.31.0

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Jessie Township →

Next door

Lake Jessie Township and its neighbors

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Sand Lake Township20 miBowstring Township16 miStokes Township16 miLake Jessie Township12 miMarcell Township7.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lake Jessie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marcell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bowstring Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stokes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sand 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 Lake Jessie Township

Where can I hike in Lake Jessie Township?

The longest trail networks: Chippewa National Forest, 8.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Lake Jessie Township’s trails?

Chippewa National Forest and Bowstring State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Lake Jessie Township?

232,389 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Jessie Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13,841 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Jessie 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 →