Sartell Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
367 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Langola Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Langola Township
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Langola Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Langola Township’s land is conserved, about 560 acres.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
560 acres · of 39.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Langola Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Langola Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Langola Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 21%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Langola Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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.
Benton Beach Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
560 conserved acres
2% of Langola Township’s land. Who manages Langola Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife430 ac
State natural resources116 ac
Other state land15 ac
State Conservation Area · 430 acState Resource Management Area · 116 acConservation Easement · 15 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sartell State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 367 | Restricted |
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 116 | Open |
| Little Rock Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Benton/Morrison) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 34 | Restricted |
| Mississippi Island Benton State Aquatic Management Area (Benton) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 18 | Restricted |
| Mississippi River State Aquatic Management Area (Morrison) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 10 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Langola Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Langola Township
Benton Beach CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
15th Avenue Northwest0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Langola 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Langola Township →
Next door
Langola Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Brockway Township7.5 miBellevue Township7.2 miWatab Township4.7 miLangola Township3.1 miTwo Rivers Township1.0 miRice0.7 miRoyalton0.5 miGraham Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langola Township | 2% | 0.1 | 10 | 4% | C− |
| Two Rivers Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brockway Township | 1% | 0.2 | 70 | 2% | C |
| Royalton | under 1% | 0.2 | 7 | 88% | C |
| Bellevue Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | 4% | C− |
| Rice | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 53% | C− |
| Watab Township | 4% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Graham 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 Langola Township
How much of Langola Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Langola Township’s trails?
Sartell Wildlife Management Area and Benton Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Langola Township?
1,566 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Langola Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 131 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Langola Township have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Langola 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 →