Trout Lake Township is located in north central Minnesota in Itasca County, United States.

Logging in Trout Lake Township corresponds with the exhibits and re-enactments at the Minnesota Forest History Center, a site just 10 miles distant.

[7] Today, private landowners are encouraged to manage the forest through organizations such as the Minnesota Forestry Association,[8] and to enroll in Woodland Stewardship Plans.

[9] Itasca County, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council,[5] manages tax forfeited public properties in Trout Lake Township for timber; cover type aspen-birch.

[11] The Oliver Iron Mining Company's concentrator plant, its power station on the lake, and the workers' Bugaloosa location, are now gone.

[7] The history continues to qualify Trout Lake Township for Taconite Assistance and Tax Relief,[12] and for benefits from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.

It transferred to Greenway Lions Club and developed into Kom-On-In Beach and Recreation Area with the aid of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.

[20] After approximately half a century, the property was sold and is now Trout Lake RV Park and Campground.

Alder Pond Ruffed Grouse Management Area and recreation trail system are on 190 acres located between town sections 29 and 32.

It is managed by Itasca County, with Grand Rapids Ruffed Grouse Society and MN DNR as partners.

[24] Two parcels of undeveloped land (located on opposite sides of Trout Lake) were purchased by a joint effort of MN DNR Nongame Wildlife Program,[25] Reinvest In Minnesota (RIM)[26] and the Nature Conservancy.

[10] The Minnesota State Demographic Center[27] estimated the 2019 population of Trout Lake Township at 1093 people in 455 households.

[31] The Trout Lake town board meets at least monthly to oversee over 20 miles of township roads, two cemeteries, and a community center on ten acres with a playground, pavilion, and ball field.