Springvale County Park
Park
276 acres0.5 mi of trail
Springvale park
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Springvale Township
Springvale Township has 275 acres of parks, 156 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Springvale County Park (0.5 mi). 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Springvale Township.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
260 acres · of 34.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
275 ac
156 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Springvale Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springvale Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springvale Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Springvale 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 (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land156 acres of park per 1,000 residents (275 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13AParks close to home7% 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 29%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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The longest trail network is Springvale County Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Becklin Homestead Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
155 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
260 conserved acres
1% of Springvale Township’s land. Who manages Springvale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife216 ac
State natural resources40 ac
Other state land4 ac
State Conservation Area · 216 acState Resource Management Area · 40 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becklin Homestead State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 159 | Restricted |
| Spectacle State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 56 | Restricted |
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Springvale park0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Springvale 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 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 Springvale Township →
Next door
Springvale Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cambridge Township2.8 miCambridge1.5 miWyanett Township1.3 miSpringvale Township0.7 miMaple Ridge Township0.2 miBradford Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springvale Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 156 | 7% | C |
| Bradford Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 13% | C− |
| Cambridge Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 60 | 13% | C |
| Maple Ridge Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wyanett Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Cambridge | 6% | 0.2 | 31 | 92% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Springvale Township
Where can I hike in Springvale Township?
The longest trail networks: Springvale County Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Springvale 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 Springvale Township’s trails?
Springvale County Park and Becklin Homestead Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Springvale Township?
1,435 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springvale Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 314 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springvale Township have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Springvale 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 →