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Outdoors in Opdahl Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Opdahl Township

10% of Opdahl Township’s land is conserved, about 2,142 acres. 422 acres are parks and preserves, 5,028 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Opdahl Township.

Conserved land
10%
2,142 acres · of 33.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
422 ac
5,028 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
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

2,142 conserved acres

10% of Opdahl Township’s land. Water is left out: Opdahl Township has 33.9 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Opdahl Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,730 ac
State fish & wildlife858 ac
Resource Management Area · 890 acConservation Easement · 840 acState Conservation Area · 432 acState Recreation Area · 426 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 839 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hamlin County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service890Restricted
Opdahl
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife432Restricted
West Lake Marsh
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife426Open
When to get out

The walking year in Opdahl 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.615.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)222740556777828072574027
Rain (in)0.60.71.22.43.34.13.43.12.72.20.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Opdahl Township →

Next door

Opdahl Township and its neighbors

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Cleveland Township3.0 miHayti Township2.0 miOpdahl Township1.3 miDixon Township1.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Opdahl Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dixon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hayti Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cleveland 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 Opdahl Township

Is there public land near Opdahl Township?

2,774 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Opdahl Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 422 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Opdahl 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 →