Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0Milaca Township has 104 acres of parks, 53 for every 1,000 residents
15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Milaca Township.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Milaca Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milaca Township is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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118 conserved acres
1% of Milaca Township’s land. Who manages Milaca Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 118 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
2 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Milaca 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 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
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 Milaca Township →
Milaca Township and its neighbors
Milaca Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milaca Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 53 | 15% | C |
| Milaca | 1% | 0.4 | 18 | 82% | B |
| Foreston | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Borgholm Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Page 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 Milaca Township
How much of Milaca Township is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Milaca Township?
15,446 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milaca Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Milaca Township have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Milaca Township neighbors.
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 →