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Outdoors in St. Croix Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in St. Croix Township

6% of St. Croix Township’s land is conserved, about 1,408 acres. 48 miles of mapped trail cross St. Croix Township, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
1,408 acres · of 36.7 sq mi of land
Trails
48 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,408 conserved acres

6% of St. Croix Township’s land. Who manages St. Croix Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board1,253 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)156 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,253 acConservation Easement · 156 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 156 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,253Open
When to get out

The best walking months in St. Croix Township: July to 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)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)263041546675838373564029
Rain (in)0.30.40.71.42.63.12.41.71.51.30.50.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Croix Township →

Next door

St. Croix Township and its neighbors

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

St. Croix Township48 miFarina Township47 miBlack Butte Township43 miMadison Township39 miAcme Township32 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
St. Croix Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Acme Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Black Butte Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Madison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Farina 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 St. Croix Township

Is there public land near St. Croix Township?

5,264 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Croix Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,264 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from St. Croix 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 →