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Outdoors in Clear Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clear Lake Township

6% of Clear Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 1,265 acres. 257 acres are parks and preserves, 1,443 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Clear Lake Township.

Conserved land
6%
1,265 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
257 ac
1,443 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
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

1,265 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,591 ac
State fish & wildlife417 ac
Resource Management Area · 1,483 acState Recreation Area · 254 acState Conservation Area · 163 acConservation Easement · 107 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 106 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Minnehaha County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,483Restricted
Twin Lakes
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife254Open
Pederson
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife163Restricted
When to get out

The walking year in Clear Lake 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)253043576979838174594329
Rain (in)0.50.81.42.83.74.33.33.43.02.21.10.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clear Lake Township →

Next door

Clear Lake Township and its neighbors

Clear Lake Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Montrose Township3.8 miClear Lake Township1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Clear Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Montrose 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 Clear Lake Township

Is there public land near Clear Lake Township?

3,579 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clear Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 257 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clear Lake 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 →