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Leaf River Town Hall, Leaf River, Minnesota-vertPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Leaf River Township

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

3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Leaf River Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
83 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

83 conserved acres

under 1% of Leaf River Township’s land. Who manages Leaf River Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service42 ac
State natural resources30 ac
Other state land11 ac
Conservation Easement · 53 acState Resource Management Area · 30 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 53 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 resources30Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Leaf River
When to get out

The walking year in Leaf River 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)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192437536676807869543724
Rain (in)0.60.71.22.13.34.44.23.23.02.61.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Leaf River Township →

Next door

Leaf River Township and its neighbors

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Wadena4.7 miRockwood Township4.0 miWadena Township3.8 miLeaf River Township3.7 miWing River Township3.3 miBluffton Township1.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Leaf River Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wadena3%0.82793%A−
Wadena Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rockwood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bluffton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wing River 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 River Township

Is there public land near Leaf River Township?

7,309 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leaf River Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Leaf River 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 →