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Outdoors in Minnesota Falls Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Minnesota Falls Township

5% of Minnesota Falls Township’s land is conserved, about 1,003 acres. 4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Minnesota Falls Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,003 acres · of 31.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
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

1,003 conserved acres

5% of Minnesota Falls Township’s land. Who manages Minnesota Falls Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land478 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service272 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)227 ac
State natural resources27 ac
Conservation Easement · 977 acState Conservation Area · 27 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 976 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Blue Devil Valley State Scientific and Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources27Restricted
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The walking year in Minnesota Falls 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.615.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)232840567080838174594228
Rain (in)0.70.81.62.63.64.53.83.83.02.31.20.9

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Minnesota Falls Township →

Next door

Minnesota Falls Township and its neighbors

Minnesota Falls Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Minnesota Falls Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Granite Falls Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Granite Falls4%0.33396%B+
Wood Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sioux Agency Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hawk Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stony Run 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 Minnesota Falls Township

Where can I bike in Minnesota Falls Township?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Minnesota Falls Township?

1,241 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minnesota Falls 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 Minnesota Falls 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 →