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Outdoors in Thordenskjold Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Thordenskjold Township

22% of Thordenskjold Township’s land is conserved, about 4,972 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Thordenskjold Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
22%
4,972 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
Lakes & rivers
1
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

4,972 conserved acres

22% of Thordenskjold Township’s land. Who manages Thordenskjold Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,258 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)160 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,683 acResource Management Area · 735 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,525 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service735Restricted
Trails & water

8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 18.4 mi
50th Street Southeast1.9 mi
53rd Street Southeast1.7 mi
49th Street Southeast1.6 mi
121st Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
125th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
48th Street Southeast0.7 mi
52nd Street Southeast0.5 mi
120th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Thordenskjold 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192437546877828072563825
Rain (in)0.50.61.01.53.13.83.22.72.52.00.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Thordenskjold Township →

Next door

Thordenskjold Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Thordenskjold Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Norma Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oakhill Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Northland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Raritan 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 Thordenskjold Township

Is there public land near Thordenskjold Township?

2,210 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thordenskjold 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 Thordenskjold 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 →