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Outdoors in Leaf Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Leaf Lake Township

1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Leaf Lake Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
206 acres · of 32.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

206 conserved acres

1% of Leaf Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Leaf Lake Township has 32.7 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Leaf Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service165 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)40 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Conservation Easement · 205 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 205 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1Open
Trails & water

5 lakes & rivers

When to get out

The walking year in Leaf Lake 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)182436536675797870543724
Rain (in)0.70.71.22.13.34.44.23.22.92.61.10.8

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Leaf Lake Township →

Next door

Leaf Lake 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
Leaf Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Henning Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Otter Tail Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Otto 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 Leaf Lake Township

Is there public land near Leaf Lake Township?

3,362 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leaf Lake 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 Leaf Lake 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 →