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Outdoors in Ontario Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ontario Township

25% of Ontario Township’s land is conserved, about 5,435 acres. 17 miles of mapped trail cross Ontario Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
25%
5,435 acres · of 33.9 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.5 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

5,435 conserved acres

25% of Ontario Township’s land. Water is left out: Ontario Township has 33.9 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ontario Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,776 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)142 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,235 acResource Management Area · 683 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,093 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 Service683Restricted
Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 16.9 mi
93rd Avenue Northeast3.6 mi
51st Street Northeast2.3 mi
54th Street Northeast1.5 mi
92nd Avenue Northeast1.5 mi
90th Avenue Northeast0.9 mi
94th Avenue Northeast0.6 mi
95th Avenue Northeast0.4 mi
53rd Street Northeast0.2 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Ontario 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)152033516674797869533421
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.93.73.62.62.01.60.70.6

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 Ontario Township →

Next door

Ontario Township and its neighbors

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Minnewaukan Township29 miHope Township24 miStevens Township18 miOntario Township17 miNoonan Township13 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Ontario Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Minnewaukan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hope Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Noonan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stevens 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 Ontario Township

Is there public land near Ontario Township?

23,830 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ontario 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 Ontario 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 →