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Outdoors in Wildwood Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wildwood Township

11% of Wildwood Township’s land is conserved, about 2,173 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Wildwood Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,173 acres · of 30.3 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Golden Annviversary State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2,649 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Golden Anniversary State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
868 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Hill River State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

2,173 conserved acres

11% of Wildwood Township’s land. Water is left out: Wildwood Township has 30.3 square miles of land and 3.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wildwood Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources2,132 ac
State fish & wildlife41 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,132 acState Conservation Area · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1,255Open
Golden Anniversary State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources868Open
Splithand Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife41Restricted
Hill River State Forest
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources10Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Wildwood Township

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

Boat launches in Wildwood Township

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

Trails & water

5 lakes & rivers

When to get out

The walking year in Wildwood 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192538526674797768533623
Rain (in)0.80.71.22.03.14.54.03.33.02.71.41.0

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wildwood Township →

Next door

Wildwood Township and its neighbors

Wildwood Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Wildwood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Splithand Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spang Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harris Township6%under 0.137%C−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Wildwood Township

Are dogs allowed on Wildwood Township’s trails?

Golden Annviversary State Forest and Golden Anniversary State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Wildwood Township?

74,184 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wildwood Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,146 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wildwood 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 →