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Outdoors in Rutland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Rutland Township

2 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Rutland Township. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
132 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
6.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
8
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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Krahmer Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

132 conserved acres

1% of Rutland Township’s land. Who manages Rutland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land126 ac
State fish & wildlife6 ac
Conservation Easement · 126 acState Conservation Area · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 126 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Krahmer State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife6Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Rutland Township

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

Playgrounds in Rutland Township

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

8 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Rutland 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)242841576979828074604329
Rain (in)0.80.91.83.34.45.04.03.83.32.51.51.1

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rutland Township →

Next door

Rutland Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Rutland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fairmont2%0.22993%B
Fraser Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Center Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Westford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fairmont 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 Rutland Township

Are dogs allowed on Rutland Township’s trails?

Krahmer Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Rutland Township?

387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rutland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rutland 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 →