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Outdoors in Normanna Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Normanna Township

7% of Normanna Township’s land is conserved, about 1,582 acres. 33 miles of mapped trail cross Normanna Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
1,582 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

1,582 conserved acres

7% of Normanna Township’s land. Who manages Normanna Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife1,189 ac
State natural resources394 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,189 acState Resource Management Area · 394 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
French River Headwaters State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife519Restricted
Sucker River State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife455Restricted
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources394Open
French River State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife214Restricted
Things to do

3 places to go in Normanna Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Normanna Township
Heron Pond
Directions
Lone Tree
Directions
Sucker River Campsite
Directions
Trails & water

3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 25.1 mi
CJ Ramstad/North Shore State Trail10.1 mi
Superior Hiking Trail9.1 mi
Reservoir Rider Trails3.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Normanna 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192436496372777566523623
Rain (in)1.01.01.52.53.24.44.03.53.43.01.81.4

February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Normanna Township →

Next door

Normanna Township and its neighbors

Normanna Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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
Normanna Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Duluth Township4%0.3310%C
North Star Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lakewood Township2%0.2713%C−
Gnesen Township4%0.4under 1under 1%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Normanna Township

Is there public land near Normanna Township?

13,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Normanna Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 396 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Normanna 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 →