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Outdoors in Overland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Overland Township

24% of Overland Township’s land is conserved, about 5,430 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Overland Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
5,430 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
18 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

5,430 conserved acres

24% of Overland Township’s land. Who manages Overland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,144 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,721 acResource Management Area · 1,422 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,718 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 Service1,422Restricted
Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 18.3 mi
68th Street Northeast5.0 mi
71st Street Northeast1.9 mi
70th Street Northeast1.8 mi
67th Street Northeast1.0 mi
90th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
72nd Street Northeast0.9 mi
95th Avenue Northeast0.9 mi
66th Street Northeast0.5 mi
92nd Avenue Northeast0.1 mi
96th Avenue Northeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Overland 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)141932506574787869523320
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.93.83.52.62.11.50.80.7

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Overland Township →

Next door

Overland Township and its neighbors

Overland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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
Overland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Northfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fancher Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harding Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cato Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sullivan 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 Overland Township

Is there public land near Overland Township?

678 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Overland 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 Overland 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 →