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Outdoors in Cuba Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cuba Township

12% of Cuba Township’s land is conserved, about 2,782 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Cuba Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
2,782 acres · of 35.7 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
2
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
Who protects it

2,782 conserved acres

12% of Cuba Township’s land. Who manages Cuba Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,756 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)76 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,736 acResource Management Area · 96 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,734 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service96Restricted
Trails & water

4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 12.6 mi
37th Street Southeast1.9 mi
125th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
122nd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
38th Street Southeast1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Crystal Lake (historical)Rush Lake (historical)
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Cuba 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)182336536877818071553724
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.43.13.83.42.72.52.00.70.7

January 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 Cuba Township →

Next door

Cuba Township and its neighbors

Cuba Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Springvale Township15 miCuba Township13 miMarsh Township12 miNorma Township12 miAlta Township11 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Cuba Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Norma Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Springvale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Alta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marsh 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 Cuba Township

Is there public land near Cuba Township?

655 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cuba 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 Cuba 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 →