General C.C. Andrews State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2,215 acres10.4 mi of trail
State Forest Road 340E
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Windemere Township
12% of Windemere Township’s land is conserved: 2,397 acres
The biggest trail networks: General C.C. Andrews State Forest (10.4 mi). 23 miles of mapped trail cross Windemere Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
2,397 acres · of 30.3 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
16
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Windemere Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Windemere Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windemere Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Windemere Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 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 34%
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Water is 15% of Windemere Township’s area (5 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 11%.
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 General C.C. Andrews State Forest, with 10.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,397 conserved acres
12% of Windemere Township’s land. Water is left out: Windemere Township has 30.3 square miles of land and 5.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Windemere Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources2,215 ac
State fish & wildlife181 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,215 acState Conservation Area · 181 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| General C.C. Andrews State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,215 | Open |
| Camp Miller State Aquatic Management Area - Open (Pine) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 181 | Restricted |
Things to do
6 places to go in Windemere Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Windemere Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Windemere Township
Eagle's NestYMCA Camp Miller
DirectionsNature Nook
DirectionsSun-Bay Mobile Court and Camping
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 16 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.3 mi
State Forest Road 340E2.2 mi
Old Highway No 10.6 mi
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Windemere 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 54 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Windemere Township →
Next door
Windemere Township and its neighbors
Windemere Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sturgeon Lake Township26 miWindemere Township23 miMoose Lake Township18 miNorman Township8.8 miKerrick Township3.7 miSturgeon Lake2.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windemere Township | 12% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Norman Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Moose Lake Township | 6% | 0.6 | 969 | 11% | B+ |
| Sturgeon Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sturgeon Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kerrick 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 Windemere Township
Where can I hike in Windemere Township?
The longest trail networks: General C.C. Andrews State Forest, 10.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Windemere Township is conserved land?
12% 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 Windemere Township’s trails?
General C.C. Andrews State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Windemere Township?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Windemere Township?
25,599 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windemere Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,222 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Windemere Township have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Windemere 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 →