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Outdoors in Nesheim Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nesheim Township

8% of Nesheim Township’s land is conserved, about 1,731 acres. 44 miles of mapped trail cross Nesheim Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,731 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
44 mi
1.2 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

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

1,731 conserved acres

8% of Nesheim Township’s land. Who manages Nesheim Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,731 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,731 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,731 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

7 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 39.7 mi
110th Avenue Northeast3.6 mi
23rd Street Northeast3.4 mi
112th Avenue Northeast3.3 mi
109th Avenue Northeast2.5 mi
20th Street Northeast2.0 mi
18th Street Northeast0.7 mi
108th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Nesheim BridgeStructure · listed 1997
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Nesheim 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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)152134526675807970533521
Rain (in)0.50.40.81.12.83.73.62.62.11.70.70.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Nesheim Township →

Next door

Nesheim Township and its neighbors

Nesheim Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 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
Nesheim Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bergen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hamlin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willow Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pilot Mound Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Osago 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 Nesheim Township

Is there public land near Nesheim Township?

2,245 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nesheim 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 Nesheim 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 →