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Devils Lake Masonic TempleDevils Lake Masonic Temple · Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Minnewaukan Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Minnewaukan Township

29% of Minnewaukan Township’s land is conserved, about 6,494 acres. 29 miles of mapped trail cross Minnewaukan Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
29%
6,494 acres · of 34.6 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

6,494 conserved acres

29% of Minnewaukan Township’s land. Who manages Minnewaukan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,695 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)118 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,174 acResource Management Area · 639 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,174 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service639Restricted
Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 27.4 mi
86th Avenue Northeast3.0 mi
90th Avenue Northeast3.0 mi
88th Avenue Northeast2.7 mi
89th Avenue Northeast2.6 mi
51st Street Northeast1.0 mi
85th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
52nd Street Northeast1.0 mi
50th Street Northeast0.8 mi
53rd Street Northeast0.5 mi
54th Street Northeast0.2 mi
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Devils Lake Masonic TempleBuilding · listed 2001
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Minnewaukan 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)162133516675797969533421
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.02.83.73.62.62.01.50.70.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Minnewaukan Township →

Next door

Minnewaukan Township and its neighbors

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

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Minnewaukan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ontario Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Creel Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morris Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
South Minnewaukan 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 Minnewaukan Township

Is there public land near Minnewaukan Township?

40,898 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minnewaukan 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 Minnewaukan 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 →