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Outdoors in Crystal

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crystal

16% of Crystal’s land is conserved, about 3,464 acres. 3,517 acres are parks and preserves, 12,696 per 1,000 residents. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Crystal, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
3,464 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,517 ac
12,696 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
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

3,464 conserved acres

16% of Crystal’s land. Who manages Crystal’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County3,382 ac
State natural resources131 ac
Local Conservation Area · 3,382 acState Recreation Area · 68 acState Conservation Area · 50 acRecreation or Education Easement · 13 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Washburn County Forest
Local Conservation Area
County3,382Open
Bean Brook Fishery Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources67Open
Statewide Spring Ponds
State Conservation Area
State natural resources50Open
Spooner Lake State Habitat Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources1Open
Trails & water

4 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Dilley LakeLucky LakePotato LakelakeSpring Lake
When to get out

The walking year in Crystal

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)212739536676797769553926
Rain (in)0.91.01.62.84.04.34.24.03.83.21.81.4

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crystal →

Next door

Crystal and its neighbors

Crystal has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Trego13 miCrystal11 miSpooner11 miStone Lake11 miMadge2.7 miSpringbrook0.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Crystal— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Springbrook— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Madge— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spooner— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stone Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Trego— 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 Crystal

Is there public land near Crystal?

81,871 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crystal or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,517 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crystal 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 →