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Outdoors in Sturgeon Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sturgeon Lake Township

The biggest trail networks: General C.C. Andrews State Forest (12.4 mi). 14% of Sturgeon Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 2,802 acres. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Sturgeon Lake Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
2,802 acres · of 32.1 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.0 mi
4.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
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

The longest trail network is General C.C. Andrews State Forest, with 12.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

General C.C. Andrews State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2,147 acres12.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Management Area

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

Moose Lake Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

2,802 conserved acres

14% of Sturgeon Lake Township’s land. Who manages Sturgeon Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources2,597 ac
State fish & wildlife206 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,597 acState Conservation Area · 206 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
General C.C. Andrews State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources2,157Open
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources440Open
Sturgeon Lake State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife158Restricted
Moose Lake State Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife48Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Sturgeon Lake Township

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

Picnic areas in Sturgeon Lake Township

1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 7.5 miUnpaved · 8.7 mi
Soo Line Trail7.5 mi
Old Highway No 11.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Zalesky LakeKettle RiverMoose Horn River
Biking & sports

4.0 miles of bike routes

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

4.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Soo Line Trail - Southern RouteBike route
7.5 mi
When to get out

The walking year in Sturgeon Lake 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202538526574797769543825
Rain (in)0.80.81.42.63.44.64.53.83.23.01.61.2

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sturgeon Lake Township →

Next door

Sturgeon Lake Township and its neighbors

Sturgeon Lake Township has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Sturgeon Lake Township26 miWindemere Township23 miSilver Township9.0 miBirch Creek Township8.7 miKettle River Township3.6 miWillow River2.9 miSturgeon Lake2.8 miDenham1.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sturgeon Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sturgeon Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Silver Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kettle River Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Birch Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willow River— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Windemere Township12%0.7under 1under 1%C
Denham— 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 Sturgeon Lake Township

Where can I hike in Sturgeon Lake Township?

The longest trail networks: General C.C. Andrews State Forest, 12.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Sturgeon Lake Township’s trails?

General C.C. Andrews State Forest and Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Sturgeon Lake Township?

4.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.0 of off-road paths. Named routes: Soo Line Trail - Southern Route.

Is there public land near Sturgeon Lake Township?

30,816 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sturgeon Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,616 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sturgeon Lake 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 →