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Outdoors in Royal Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Royal Township

37% of Royal Township’s land is conserved, about 8,363 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Royal Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
37%
8,363 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.7 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

8,363 conserved acres

37% of Royal Township’s land. Who manages Royal Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service9,410 ac
Conservation Easement · 7,488 acResource Management Area · 1,921 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,400 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 Service1,921Restricted
Trails & water

6 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 24.5 mi
84th Avenue Northeast6.0 mi
87th Avenue Northeast3.4 mi
76th Street Northeast3.2 mi
88th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
72nd Street Northeast0.6 mi
90th Avenue Northeast0.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Royal 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)0.50.50.71.02.83.93.42.52.11.50.80.6

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 Royal Township →

Next door

Royal Township and its neighbors

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

Royal Township25 miKlingstrup Township23 miSullivan Township17 miBanner Township12 miNorthfield Township12 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Royal 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
Northfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Klingstrup Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Banner 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 Royal Township

Is there public land near Royal Township?

2 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Royal 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 Royal 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 →