Kraft Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
95 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Northwest Company Post · Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Royalton Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Royalton Township
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Royalton Township.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
171 acres · of 34.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Royalton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Royalton Township is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Royalton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark 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 5%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Royalton 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 D. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pine County V&S 1 Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
171 conserved acres
1% of Royalton Township’s land. Who manages Royalton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife171 ac
State Conservation Area · 171 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 95 | Restricted |
| Pine County V&S 1 State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 77 | Restricted |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Northwest Company PostBuilding · listed 1972
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Royalton 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Royalton Township →
Next door
Royalton Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Pokegama Township2.2 miPine City Township2.1 miRock Creek1.1 miGrass Lake Township0.8 miNessel Township0.6 miRoyalton Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Pokegama Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | under 1% | D |
| Pine City Township | 3% | 0.1 | 44 | 9% | C |
| Nessel Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 57 | 3% | C |
| Rock Creek | 7% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Grass Lake Township | 4% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Royalton Township
How much of Royalton Township is conserved land?
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 Royalton Township’s trails?
Kraft Wildlife Management Area and Pine County V&S 1 Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Royalton Township?
4,968 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Royalton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Royalton Township have?
Ahead of 5% 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 Royalton 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 →