Dwyer Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Warsaw Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Warsaw Township
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Warsaw Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
100 acres · of 32.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.0 mi
5.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Warsaw Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warsaw Township is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Warsaw Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home6% 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 16%
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Water is 8% of Warsaw Township’s area (3 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Warsaw 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
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cannon River Wildlife Management Area, Thomas West Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Spring Greenway Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
100 conserved acres
under 1% of Warsaw Township’s land. Water is left out: Warsaw Township has 32.3 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Warsaw Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife92 ac
Other state land10 ac
County7 ac
State Conservation Area · 92 acConservation Easement · 10 acLocal Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyer State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 56 | Restricted |
| Cannon River State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 36 | Restricted |
| Shager Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Warsaw Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Warsaw Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Warsaw 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Warsaw Township →
Next door
Warsaw Township and its neighbors
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Faribault22 miMorristown Township2.0 miWarsaw Township1.7 miWalcott Township0.5 miWells Township0.1 miDeerfield Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 6% | C− |
| Faribault | 12% | 1.4 | 51 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Morristown Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wells Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 3 | 21% | D |
| Walcott Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Deerfield 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 Warsaw Township
How much of Warsaw Township is conserved land?
under 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 Warsaw Township’s trails?
Dwyer Wildlife Management Area and Cannon River Wildlife Management Area, Thomas West Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Warsaw Township?
5.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Warsaw Township?
3,719 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warsaw Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Warsaw Township have?
Ahead of 16% 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 Warsaw 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 →