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Outdoors in Broadlawn Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Broadlawn Township

2% of Broadlawn Township’s land is conserved, about 436 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Broadlawn Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
436 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 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

436 conserved acres

2% of Broadlawn Township’s land. Who manages Broadlawn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service468 ac
Conservation Easement · 404 acResource Management Area · 63 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 404 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Steele County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service63Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 28.1 mi
12th Street Southeast0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Broadlawn 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)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)172235526776818071553622
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.33.13.83.62.72.51.90.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Broadlawn Township →

Next door

Broadlawn Township and its neighbors

Broadlawn Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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
Broadlawn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Page Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Galesburg Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Edendale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Colgate 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 Broadlawn Township

Is there public land near Broadlawn Township?

1 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Broadlawn 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 Broadlawn Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →