Marget Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
397 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Stanford Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Stanford Township
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Stanford Township.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
515 acres · of 38.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stanford Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stanford Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stanford Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% 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 land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home3% 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 12%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stanford 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 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wayside Prarie Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
515 conserved acres
2% of Stanford Township’s land. Who manages Stanford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife397 ac
State natural resources118 ac
State Conservation Area · 397 acState Resource Management Area · 118 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marget Lake State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 397 | Restricted |
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 118 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Stanford Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Stanford Township
Country Camping
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Stanford 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 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stanford Township →
Next door
Stanford Township and its neighbors
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Livonia Township3.4 miSt. Francis3.3 miStanford Township1.3 miAthens Township0.8 miSpencer Brook Township0.3 miBradford Township0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 2 | 3% | D |
| Athens Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 6% | D |
| Spencer Brook Township | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Bradford Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 13% | C− |
| St. Francis | 6% | 0.1 | 25 | 85% | B |
| Livonia Township | 1% | 0.1 | 26 | 12% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stanford Township
How much of Stanford Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Stanford Township’s trails?
Marget Lake Wildlife Management Area and Wayside Prarie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stanford Township?
13,333 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stanford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stanford Township have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Stanford 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 →