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Outdoors in Edendale Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Edendale Township

5% of Edendale Township’s land is conserved, about 1,055 acres. 17 miles of mapped trail cross Edendale Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,055 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.5 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

1,055 conserved acres

5% of Edendale Township’s land. Who manages Edendale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,122 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)92 ac
Conservation Easement · 896 acResource Management Area · 318 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 896 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 Service318Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
South Branch Goose River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Edendale 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)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)172135526776808071543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.33.13.83.62.72.51.90.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Edendale Township →

Next door

Edendale Township and its neighbors

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Broadlawn Township28 miHugo Township23 miColgate Township21 miEdendale Township17 miNorman Township14 miPrimrose Township10 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Edendale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Norman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Primrose Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Broadlawn 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
Hugo 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 Edendale Township

Is there public land near Edendale Township?

26 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edendale 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 Edendale 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 →