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Outdoors in Veblen Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Veblen Township

5% of Veblen Township’s land is conserved, about 1,591 acres. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Veblen Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,591 acres · of 47.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 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

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

1,591 conserved acres

5% of Veblen Township’s land. Who manages Veblen Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,563 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)245 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,808 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,591 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 2.2 mi
100th Street;102nd Street Southeast0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Little Minnesota River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Palestine Evangelical Lutheran ChurchBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Veblen Township: 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202538546877828072563926
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.13.14.03.72.52.62.30.90.8

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Veblen Township →

Next door

Veblen Township and its neighbors

Veblen Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Marboe Township13 miVeblen Township2.7 miNorway Township2.5 miLa Belle Township1.7 miMcKinley Township1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Veblen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
La Belle Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McKinley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Norway 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 Veblen Township

Is there public land near Veblen Township?

2,446 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Veblen 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 Veblen 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 →