Carver Park Reserve
Managed by Three Rivers Parks
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Andrew Peterson Farmstead · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Laketown Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Laketown Township
47 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Laketown Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
55 acres · of 20.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Laketown Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Laketown Township is ahead of 37% 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 Laketown Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (47 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home45% 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 37%
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Water is 9% of Laketown Township’s area (2 of 22 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Reitz Lake Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
55 conserved acres
under 1% of Laketown Township’s land. Water is left out: Laketown Township has 20.2 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Laketown Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources27 ac
Other state land27 ac
State Conservation Area · 27 acConservation Easement · 26 acState Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Highlands Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 27 | Open |
| Reitz Lake Public Boat Landing State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Laketown Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Laketown Township
Lake Waconia Public Access
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Laketown 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Laketown Township →
Next door
Laketown Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Victoria23 miChaska20 miMinnetrista12 miLaketown Township4.9 miDahlgren Township2.0 miWaconia Township1.6 miWaconia1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laketown Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 22 | 45% | C+ |
| Victoria | 55% | 1.8 | 411 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Waconia | 11% | 0.2 | 34 | 99%+ | A− |
| Chaska | 4% | 1.1 | 31 | 94% | A |
| Dahlgren Township | 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 4% | C− |
| Waconia Township | 3% | 0.1 | 31 | 14% | C |
| Minnetrista | 4% | 0.5 | 82 | 87% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Laketown Township
How much of Laketown 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 Laketown Township’s trails?
Carver Park Reserve and Lake Waconia Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Laketown Township?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Laketown Township?
17,790 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Laketown Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Laketown Township have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Laketown 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 →