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Outdoors in McKinnon Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in McKinnon Township

36% of McKinnon Township’s land is conserved, about 8,277 acres. 27 miles of mapped trail cross McKinnon Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
36%
8,277 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

8,277 conserved acres

36% of McKinnon Township’s land. Who manages McKinnon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,277 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)40 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,317 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,277 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 26.5 mi
89th Avenue Southeast4.0 mi
3rd Street Southeast3.6 mi
87th Avenue Southeast2.6 mi
86th Avenue Southeast2.5 mi
5th Street Southeast2.2 mi
Main Street East1.7 mi
84th Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
1st Street Southeast1.0 mi
90th Avenue Southeast0.8 mi
88th Avenue Southeast0.7 mi
1 more trails
6th Street Southeast
0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in McKinnon 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)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)182335526776818070543723
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.22.83.53.62.52.11.60.60.6

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

Next door

McKinnon Township and its neighbors

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Eastman Township31 miNogosek Township27 miMcKinnon Township27 miRolling Prairie Township26 miBucephalia Township24 miHaven Township21 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
McKinnon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bucephalia Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rolling Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eastman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nogosek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Haven 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 McKinnon Township

Is there public land near McKinnon Township?

2,019 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McKinnon 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 McKinnon 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 →