–Not graded

Outdoors in Rolling Forks Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rolling Forks Township

26% of Rolling Forks Township’s land is conserved, about 5,800 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Rolling Forks Township.

Conserved land

26%

5,800 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land

Trails

1.3 mi

0.0 per sq mi of land

Near a park

under 1%

of residents within ½ mile

Lakes & rivers

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

5,800 conserved acres

26% of Rolling Forks Township’s land. Who manages Rolling Forks Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,717 ac

USDA easements (NRCS)569 ac

Other state land230 ac

Conservation Easement · 4,877 acResource Management Area · 2,564 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 74 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,301 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
Pope County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	2,564	Restricted
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	74	Restricted

Trails & water

5 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions

Anderson Lake Kolstad Lake Lake Hanson Rasmuson Lake East Branch Chippewa River

When to get out

The walking year in Rolling Forks 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)	9.1	10.3	11.8	13.5	14.9	15.7	15.3	14.1	12.5	10.8	9.4	8.7
High (°F)	20	25	38	54	68	77	81	79	71	56	39	25
Rain (in)	0.7	0.7	1.3	2.3	3.2	4.4	4.1	3.7	2.9	2.5	1.2	0.8

January 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 Rolling Forks Township →

Next door

Rolling Forks Township and its neighbors

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Langhei Township6.0 mi Camp Lake Township4.9 mi Barsness Township4.1 mi Gilchrist Township1.9 mi Rolling Forks Township1.3 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
Rolling Forks Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gilchrist Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Barsness Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Camp Lake Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Langhei 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 Rolling Forks Township

Is there public land near Rolling Forks Township?

2,542 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rolling Forks 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 Rolling Forks 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 →

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