Trout Lake Eagle Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JeaLeone · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Trout Lake Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Trout Lake Township
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Trout Lake Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Trout Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 218 acres.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
218 acres · of 30.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
12
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Trout Lake Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Trout Lake Township is ahead of 7% 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 Trout Lake Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark 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 7%
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Water is 12% of Trout Lake Township’s area (4 of 34 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Trout Lake 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
218 conserved acres
1% of Trout Lake Township’s land. Water is left out: Trout Lake Township has 30.3 square miles of land and 3.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Trout Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources118 ac
State fish & wildlife100 ac
State Resource Management Area · 118 acState Conservation Area · 100 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 118 | Open |
| Trout Lake Eagle State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 56 | Restricted |
| Mud Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
| Blackberry Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Trout Lake Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Trout Lake Township
Kom-On-in Beach Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Maple Drive East0.3 mi
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Hartley Sugar CampBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Trout 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 53 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Trout Lake Township →
Next door
Trout Lake Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Taconite32 miColeraine18 miFeeley Township2.9 miBovey2.8 miTrout Lake Township2.4 miBlackberry Township0.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Lake Township | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Coleraine | 2% | 1.2 | 3 | 43% | C+ |
| Blackberry Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bovey | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Taconite | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Feeley 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 Trout Lake Township
How much of Trout Lake Township is conserved land?
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 Trout Lake Township’s trails?
Trout Lake Eagle Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Trout Lake Township?
22,718 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trout Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 120 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Trout Lake Township have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Trout 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 →