Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
399 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Wyanett Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Wyanett Township
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wyanett Township. 2% of Wyanett Township’s land is conserved, about 491 acres.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
491 acres · of 33.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wyanett Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wyanett Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wyanett Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−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 8%
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Water is 7% of Wyanett Township’s area (3 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Wyanett 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.
Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
491 conserved acres
2% of Wyanett Township’s land. Water is left out: Wyanett Township has 33.1 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wyanett Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife491 ac
State Conservation Area · 491 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectacle State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 401 | Restricted |
| North Brook State Aquatic Management Area (Isanti) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 73 | Restricted |
| Spectacle Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Isanti) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
332nd Trail Northwest0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Wyanett 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Wyanett Township →
Next door
Wyanett Township and its neighbors
Wyanett Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Wyanett Township1.3 miDalbo Township0.7 miSpringvale Township0.7 miSpencer Brook Township0.3 miPrinceton Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyanett Township | 2% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Dalbo Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springvale Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 156 | 7% | C |
| Spencer Brook Township | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Princeton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 12% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wyanett Township
How much of Wyanett Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Wyanett Township’s trails?
Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit and Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wyanett Township?
1,559 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wyanett Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wyanett Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Wyanett 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 →