Pillsbury State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
52 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in May Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in May Township
7% of May Township’s land is conserved, about 2,506 acres. 7.2 miles of mapped trail cross May Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
7%
2,506 acres · of 59.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meadow Brook Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,506 conserved acres
7% of May Township’s land. Who manages May Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint2,363 ac
State natural resources136 ac
State fish & wildlife8 ac
Unknown Easement · 2,363 acState Resource Management Area · 136 acState Conservation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,363 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 136 | Open |
| Meadow Brook State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Restricted |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
48th Avenue Southwest0.8 mi
104th Street Southwest0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in May 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 54 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in May Township →
Next door
May Township and its neighbors
May Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Fairview Township11 miMay Township7.2 miMotley Township7.2 miSylvan Township3.7 miMeadow Brook Township1.2 miMotley0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Motley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Motley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Meadow Brook Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairview Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sylvan Township | 10% | 0.1 | 83 | 2% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in May Township
Are dogs allowed on May Township’s trails?
Pillsbury State Forest and Meadow Brook Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near May Township?
20,573 acres of parks and open public land lie inside May Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 138 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from May 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 →