Gores Pool #3 Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
2,774 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Ravenna Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Ravenna Township
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Ravenna Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Ravenna Township’s land is conserved, about 295 acres.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
295 acres · of 20.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
Lakes & rivers
5
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ravenna Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ravenna Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ravenna Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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Water is 9% of Ravenna Township’s area (2 of 22 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ravenna Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
107 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
295 conserved acres
2% of Ravenna Township’s land. Water is left out: Ravenna Township has 20.0 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ravenna Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County196 ac
State natural resources98 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Conservation Easement · 158 acState Resource Management Area · 98 acAgricultural Easement · 39 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 197 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 98 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Ravenna Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Ravenna Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Ravenna Township
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Ravenna 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 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ravenna Township →
Next door
Ravenna Township and its neighbors
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Denmark Township22 miMarshan Township7.9 miHastings2.7 miWelch Township2.4 miRavenna Township1.3 miPrescott0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenna Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Welch Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marshan Township | 3% | 0.2 | under 1 | 5% | C− |
| Hastings | 14% | 0.3 | 19 | 99%+ | A− |
| Denmark Township | 6% | 0.8 | 791 | 40% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ravenna Township
How much of Ravenna Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Ravenna Township’s trails?
Gores Pool #3 Wildlife Management Area and Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ravenna Township?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Ravenna Township?
13,719 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ravenna Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ravenna Township have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Ravenna 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 →