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Outdoors in South Harbor Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in South Harbor Township

1% of South Harbor Township’s land is conserved, about 154 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents. 12 miles of mapped trail cross South Harbor Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
154 acres · of 21.6 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
4.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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.

Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
631 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Onamia Lake Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
76 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

154 conserved acres

1% of South Harbor Township’s land. Water is left out: South Harbor Township has 21.6 square miles of land and 53.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Harbor Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife144 ac
State natural resources8 ac
State parks2 ac
State Conservation Area · 144 acState Resource Management Area · 8 acState Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Onamia Lake State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife76Restricted
Cove Bay State Aquatic Management Area (Mille Lacs)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife56Restricted
West Sucker Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Mille Lacs)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife9Restricted
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources8Open
Mille Lacs State Aquatic Management Area/WAS (Mille Lacs)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife3Restricted
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
State Park
State parks2Open
Things to do

4 places to go in South Harbor Township

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

Campgrounds in South Harbor Township
Soo Line Trail / Onamia KOAHours: Open 24 hours · Campground
Directions
Soo Line Trail Campground
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake OnamialakeMille Lacs LakelakeRum River
Biking & sports

4.9 miles of bike routes

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

4.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Pickleball
2Tennis
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The walking year in South Harbor 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)202638536675807869553825
Rain (in)0.70.81.42.43.64.54.53.93.12.91.40.9

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in South Harbor Township →

Next door

South Harbor Township and its neighbors

South Harbor Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Kathio Township33 miSouth Harbor Township12 miOnamia Township7.4 miIsle Harbor Township2.6 miEast Side Township2.6 miOnamia2.3 miWealthwood Township1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
South Harbor Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Onamia— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Isle Harbor Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
East Side Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kathio Township48%0.86,7838%A−
Onamia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wealthwood 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 South Harbor Township

Are dogs allowed on South Harbor Township’s trails?

Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area and Onamia Lake Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in South Harbor Township?

4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near South Harbor Township?

32,449 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Harbor Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from South Harbor 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 →