Crow Wing State Park
Nature preserve
432 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Scandia Valley Township
Scandia Valley Township has 100 acres of parks, 70 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Crow Wing State Park (1 mi). 6% of Scandia Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 2,860 acres. 38 miles of mapped trail cross Scandia Valley Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
2,860 acres · of 69.4 sq mi of land
Trails
38 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
100 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
28
1 beach
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scandia Valley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scandia Valley Township is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scandia Valley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (38 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land70 acres of park per 1,000 residents (100 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13A−Parks 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 57%
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Water is 13% of Scandia Valley Township’s area (11 of 80 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
The longest trail network is Crow Wing State Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stanchfield Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
81 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,860 conserved acres
6% of Scandia Valley Township’s land. Water is left out: Scandia Valley Township has 69.4 square miles of land and 10.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Scandia Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land1,644 ac
State parks379 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits319 ac
State natural resources284 ac
Joint137 ac
State fish & wildlife132 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,716 acState Park · 379 acState Resource Management Area · 284 acPrivate Conservation · 247 acUnknown Easement · 137 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,817 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 27 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Wing State Park State Park | State parks | 379 | Open |
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 284 | Open |
| Lake Alexander Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 247 | Unknown |
| Stanchfield Lake State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 81 | Restricted |
| Shamineau Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Morrison) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 50 | Restricted |
| Alexander Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Morrison) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Scandia Valley Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Scandia Valley Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 28 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.1 mi
Minshaw Trail4.7 mi
San Vittore Tr0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bass LakeBernhart LakeCass County LakeCockburn LakeCoon Stump LakeCrookneck LakeDeer LakeFish Trap LakeFosdick LakeFrog LakeHam LakeLake AlexanderLake AlottLake EricsonLena LakeLine LakeLong LakeMud LakeNorth Twin LakePerch LakeQuick LakeRound LakeShamineau LakeSouth Twin LakeStanchfield LakeStill LakeTamarack LakeCrow Wing River
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Red River Trail: Crow Wing SectionSite · listed 1991
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Scandia Valley 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 54 | 38 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Scandia Valley Township →
Next door
Scandia Valley Township and its neighbors
Scandia Valley Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Scandia Valley Township38 miCushing Township37 miFort Ripley Township17 miRosing Township17 miMotley Township7.2 miSylvan Township3.7 miFawn Lake Township3.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandia Valley Township | 6% | 0.6 | 70 | under 1% | B |
| Fort Ripley Township | 37% | 0.8 | 1,388 | 17% | A− |
| Cushing Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rosing Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fawn Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sylvan Township | 10% | 0.1 | 83 | 2% | B− |
| Motley 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 Scandia Valley Township
Where can I hike in Scandia Valley Township?
The longest trail networks: Crow Wing State Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Scandia Valley Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Scandia Valley Township’s trails?
Crow Wing State Park and Stanchfield Lake Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scandia Valley Township?
14,902 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scandia Valley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 387 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scandia Valley Township have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Scandia Valley 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 →