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Atlantic Avenue at 5th Street, Morris, MinnesotaPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Morris Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Morris Township

6% of Morris Township’s land is conserved, about 1,262 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Morris Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
1,262 acres · of 33.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

1,262 conserved acres

6% of Morris Township’s land. Who manages Morris Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,733 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)160 ac
Other state land77 ac
Town or city3 ac
Resource Management Area · 1,428 acConservation Easement · 542 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 543 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Stevens County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,428Restricted
Pomme De Terre Park
Local Recreation Area
Town or city3Open
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Wintermute LakePomme de Terre River
When to get out

The walking year in Morris 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202538546878818072573925
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.23.14.44.03.32.72.41.00.7

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Morris Township →

Next door

Morris Township and its neighbors

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Pepperton Township8.1 miFramnas Township4.6 miMorris3.9 miDarnen Township3.5 miMorris Township3.2 miRendsville Township2.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Morris Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morris13%0.85998%A
Rendsville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Framnas Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pepperton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Darnen 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 Morris Township

Is there public land near Morris Township?

575 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morris Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Morris 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 →