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Outdoors in Eckelson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Eckelson Township

44% of Eckelson Township’s land is conserved, about 9,818 acres. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Eckelson Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
44%
9,818 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
14 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

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

9,818 conserved acres

44% of Eckelson Township’s land. Who manages Eckelson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10,330 ac
Conservation Easement · 9,903 acResource Management Area · 427 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,604 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 Service427Restricted
Trails & water

6 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 13.7 mi
30th Street Southeast3.3 mi
32nd Street Southeast1.7 mi
34th Street Southeast1.2 mi
35th Street Southeast1.0 mi
98th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
102nd Avenue Southeast0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Fox LakelakeIsland Lakelake
When to get out

The best walking months in Eckelson Township: August and September

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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192436536776818071553724
Rain (in)0.40.50.81.33.23.63.52.52.31.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eckelson Township →

Next door

Eckelson Township and its neighbors

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Spiritwood Township27 miMansfield Township16 miEckelson Township14 miBrimer Township11 miPotter Township10 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Eckelson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Potter Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mansfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brimer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spiritwood 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 Eckelson Township

Is there public land near Eckelson Township?

1,168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eckelson 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 Eckelson 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 →