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Outdoors in Riverdale Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Riverdale Township

2% of Riverdale Township’s land is conserved, about 517 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Riverdale Township.

Conserved land
2%
517 acres · of 38.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

517 conserved acres

2% of Riverdale Township’s land. Who manages Riverdale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land290 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service147 ac
State fish & wildlife80 ac
Conservation Easement · 438 acState Conservation Area · 80 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 438 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Younger Brothers State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife80Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Watonwan River
When to get out

The walking year in Riverdale 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232841566979838074594328
Rain (in)0.80.91.83.24.45.03.94.03.32.51.60.9

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Riverdale Township →

Next door

Riverdale Township and its neighbors

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Lake Hanska Township1.3 miMadelia Township0.9 miRosendale Township0.9 miRiverdale Township0.7 miNelson Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Riverdale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Madelia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosendale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Hanska Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nelson 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 Riverdale Township

Is there public land near Riverdale Township?

90 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverdale 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 Riverdale 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 →