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Outdoors in Kandiyohi Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kandiyohi Township

50% of Kandiyohi Township’s land is conserved, about 10,618 acres. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Kandiyohi Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
50%
10,618 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,323 ft
Mosquito Butte
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

10,618 conserved acres

50% of Kandiyohi Township’s land. Water is left out: Kandiyohi Township has 33.3 square miles of land and 2.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kandiyohi Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service11,017 ac
State land board1,283 ac
Conservation Easement · 9,793 acState Resource Management Area · 1,283 acResource Management Area · 1,224 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,715 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,283Open
Burke County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,224Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Kandiyohi Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Kandiyohi Township
Mosquito Butte2,323 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.9 mi
80th Street Northwest2.9 mi
82nd Street Northwest1.8 mi
73rd Avenue Northwest1.6 mi
74th Avenue Northwest1.4 mi
75th Avenue Northwest1.1 mi
79th Street Northwest1.0 mi
78th Avenue Northwest0.8 mi
72nd Avenue Northwest0.5 mi
84th Street Northwest0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Kandiyohi Township: May, 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182235526573797968523422
Rain (in)0.50.50.61.12.53.63.01.91.81.30.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kandiyohi Township →

Next door

Kandiyohi Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Kandiyohi Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Vanville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spencer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Roseland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sidonia 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 Kandiyohi Township

Is there public land near Kandiyohi Township?

10,194 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kandiyohi Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,278 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kandiyohi 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 →