Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
70 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Stanchfield Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Stanchfield Township
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Stanchfield Township.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
72 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers
8
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stanchfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stanchfield Township is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stanchfield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home5% 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 6%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stanchfield Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
72 conserved acres
under 1% of Stanchfield Township’s land. Who manages Stanchfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife70 ac
Other state land2 ac
State Conservation Area · 70 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Creek State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 70 | Restricted |
Trails & water
8 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Stanchfield 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) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 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 Stanchfield Township →
Next door
Stanchfield Township and its neighbors
Stanchfield Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cambridge Township2.8 miStanchfield Township0.8 miGrass Lake Township0.8 miNessel Township0.6 miMaple Ridge Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanchfield Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 5% | D |
| Cambridge Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 60 | 13% | C |
| Grass Lake Township | 4% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Maple Ridge Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nessel Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 57 | 3% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stanchfield Township
How much of Stanchfield 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.
Are dogs allowed on Stanchfield Township’s trails?
Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stanchfield Township?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Stanchfield Township?
1,278 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stanchfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stanchfield Township have?
Ahead of 6% 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 Stanchfield 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 →