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Outdoors in Northfield Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Northfield Township

18% of Northfield Township’s land is conserved, about 3,921 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Northfield Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
3,921 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 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

3,921 conserved acres

18% of Northfield Township’s land. Who manages Northfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,507 ac
Resource Management Area · 3,162 acConservation Easement · 2,345 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,335 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 Service3,162Restricted
Trails & water

6 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 11.6 mi
72nd Street Northeast2.6 mi
91st Avenue Northeast1.5 mi
76th Street Northeast1.0 mi
73rd Street Northeast1.0 mi
90th Avenue Northeast0.9 mi
96th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Northfield 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)141932506574787868523320
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.12.93.93.52.52.11.50.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Northfield Township →

Next door

Northfield Township and its neighbors

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Prospect Township25 miRoyal Township25 miOverland Township18 miNorthfield Township12 miStorlie Township9.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Northfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Overland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prospect Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Royal Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Storlie 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 Northfield Township

Is there public land near Northfield Township?

204 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Northfield 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 Northfield 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 →