Wencl Kajer Farmstead · Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 4.0New Market Township has 57 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross New Market Township.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns · #264 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
How much outdoors does New Market Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Market Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns, #264 of 274 in Minnesota. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Spartina Wildlife Management Area
21 conserved acres
under 1% of New Market Township’s land. Who manages New Market Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartina State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 17 | Restricted |
| Dakota County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 4 | Restricted |
2 places to go in New Market Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
5 lakes & rivers
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in New Market 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Market Township →
New Market Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Market Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 11% | C− |
| Cedar Lake Township | 6% | 0.1 | 160 | 10% | B− |
| Eureka Township | 5% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Credit River | 18% | 1.0 | 488 | 35% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Market Township
How much of New Market 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 New Market Township’s trails?
New Market Township Park and Spartina Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Market Township?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Market Township?
13,063 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Market Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Market Township have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #264 of 274 in Minnesota. 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 New Market 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 →