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Outdoors in Winnebago City Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Winnebago City Township

3% of Winnebago City Township’s land is conserved, about 543 acres. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Winnebago City Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
543 acres · of 34.1 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
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

543 conserved acres

3% of Winnebago City Township’s land. Who manages Winnebago City Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife376 ac
Other state land190 ac
State Conservation Area · 376 acConservation Easement · 190 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 167 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Blue Earth River State Aquatic Management Area (Faribault)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife376Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Blue Earth River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Winnebago City 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)242841576979838074594329
Rain (in)0.80.91.83.34.45.24.13.93.32.61.51.2

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Winnebago City Township →

Next door

Winnebago City Township and its neighbors

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

Winnebago City Township2.4 miDelavan Township1.2 miVerona Township0.9 miSterling Township0.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Winnebago City Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Verona Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Delavan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sterling 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 Winnebago City Township

Is there public land near Winnebago City Township?

269 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winnebago City Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Winnebago City 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 →