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Outdoors in Turtle Lake

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Turtle Lake

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Turtle Lake, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Park in Turtle Lake

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Turtle Lake’s land. Who manages Turtle Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1 ac
Conservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

7 places to go in Turtle Lake

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Turtle Lake

7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
10th Street Northwest0.1 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Schlafmann BarnBuilding · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Turtle Lake: May, 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)8.810.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)202537536776828272553825
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.22.53.42.72.11.71.30.60.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Turtle Lake →

Questions about parks and trails in Turtle Lake

Are dogs allowed on Turtle Lake’s trails?

Park in Turtle Lake doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Turtle Lake?

5,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Turtle Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Turtle Lake 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 →