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Outdoors in Swedes Forest Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Swedes Forest Township

6% of Swedes Forest Township’s land is conserved, about 682 acres. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Swedes Forest Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
682 acres · of 19.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
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
Who protects it

682 conserved acres

6% of Swedes Forest Township’s land. Who manages Swedes Forest Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land634 ac
State natural resources48 ac
Conservation Easement · 634 acState Conservation Area · 48 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 634 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Homme-Kollin Unit State Scientific and Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources48Restricted
Trails & water

6 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Iverson LakeLong LakeNordeen SloughBoiling Spring CreekEcho CreekMinnesota River
When to get out

The walking year in Swedes Forest 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)232840567079838174594228
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.63.74.73.84.03.12.31.30.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Swedes Forest Township →

Next door

Swedes Forest Township and its neighbors

Swedes Forest Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Sioux Agency Township5.7 miSwedes Forest Township2.0 miSacred Heart Township0.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Swedes Forest Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sacred Heart Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sioux Agency 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 Swedes Forest Township

Is there public land near Swedes Forest Township?

1,699 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Swedes Forest Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Swedes Forest 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 →