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Outdoors in Oslo Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Oslo Township

15% of Oslo Township’s land is conserved, about 3,534 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Oslo Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
15%
3,534 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

3,534 conserved acres

15% of Oslo Township’s land. Who manages Oslo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,038 ac
State fish & wildlife535 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)30 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,518 acResource Management Area · 550 acState Conservation Area · 535 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,725 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service550Restricted
Cheever Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife192Restricted
Beck
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife159Restricted
Winterhaven
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife122Restricted
Pederson Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife62Restricted
When to get out

The walking year in Oslo 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)232841556878828072584128
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.63.64.23.73.32.92.11.00.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oslo Township →

Next door

Oslo 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
Oslo Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Sinai Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Volga Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Summit Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Medary Township13%under 0.14024%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Oslo Township

Is there public land near Oslo Township?

716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oslo 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 Oslo 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 →