Few parks or trails are on the map in Solway Township
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Solway Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Solway Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Solway Township is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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122 conserved acres
under 1% of Solway Township’s land. Who manages Solway Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 79 | Open |
| White Pine River State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 43 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Solway Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Solway 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 52 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
February is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Solway Township →
Solway Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solway Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Grand Lake Township | 4% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Thomson Township | 10% | 0.5 | 408 | 13% | B+ |
| Hermantown | 2% | 0.2 | 39 | 61% | B− |
| Brevator Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 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 Solway Township
How much of Solway Township is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Solway Township?
21,977 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Solway Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Solway Township have?
Ahead of 3% 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 Solway Township neighbors.
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 →