Mayhew Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Minden Township
Minden Township has 8.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
38% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
28 acres · of 33.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Minden Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Minden Township is ahead of 26% 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 Minden Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home38% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mayhew Creek Park
Managed by City of Sauk Rapids
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
under 1% of Minden Township’s land. Who manages Minden Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land28 ac
Conservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Minden Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Minden Township
St. Cloud Campground & RV Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
2.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Minden 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) | 9.1 | 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 | 27 | 39 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Minden Township →
Next door
Minden Township and its neighbors
Minden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minden Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 10 | 38% | C |
| St. Cloud | 5% | 0.4 | 23 | 97% | A− |
| Sauk Rapids | 4% | 0.8 | 24 | 98% | A− |
| St. George Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Haven Township | 4% | 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Minden Township
How much of Minden Township is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Minden Township’s trails?
Mayhew Park and Mayhew Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Minden Township?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths and 2.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Minden Township?
3,472 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minden Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Minden Township have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Minden 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 →