Chippewa National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
4,640 acres10.5 mi of trail
Star Island Hiking TrailFred's TrailNational Forest Road 146Fred's Direct Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ten Lake Township
37% of Ten Lake Township’s land is conserved: 5,338 acres
The biggest trail networks: Chippewa National Forest (10.5 mi). 15 miles of mapped trail cross Ten Lake Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
37%
5,338 acres · of 22.5 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
12
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Ten Lake Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ten Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ten Lake Township is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ten Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land37% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 38%
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Water is 37% of Ten Lake Township’s area (13 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 23%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
The longest trail network is Chippewa National Forest, with 10.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Buena Vista State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5,338 conserved acres
37% of Ten Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Ten Lake Township has 22.5 square miles of land and 13.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ten Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service4,641 ac
State natural resources677 ac
State fish & wildlife25 ac
National Forest · 4,641 acState Resource Management Area · 677 acState Conservation Area · 25 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4,641 | Open |
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 677 | Open |
| Trees State Aquatic Management Area (Beltrami) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 19 | Restricted |
| Andrusia Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Beltrami) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 6 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Ten Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ten Lake Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Ten Lake Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Ten Lake Township
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 9.5 mi
Star Island Hiking Trail7.8 mi
Fred's Trail0.4 mi
National Forest Road 1460.4 mi
Fred's Direct Trail0.1 mi
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
3Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Ten 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 24 | 37 | 52 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 53 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ten Lake Township →
Next door
Ten Lake Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Turtle River Township18 miPike Bay Township16 miTen Lake Township15 miSugar Bush Township10 miFrohn Township3.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Lake Township | 37% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Sugar Bush Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Frohn Township | 2% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Pike Bay Township | 18% | 0.7 | under 1 | 5% | C+ |
| Turtle River Township | 7% | 0.6 | 49 | 17% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ten Lake Township
Where can I hike in Ten Lake Township?
The longest trail networks: Chippewa National Forest, 10.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ten Lake Township is conserved land?
37% 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 Ten Lake Township’s trails?
Chippewa National Forest and Buena Vista State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ten Lake Township?
132,751 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ten Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,338 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ten Lake Township have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Ten 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 →