Green Heron - Photograph by Ken Bachofer

The township is home to many lakes, rivers and streams and is host to a number of different recreation opportunities, including a county park, private campgrounds and a groomed snowmobile trail. A cooperative movement with several other municipal governments provides library service and a bike/recreation trail that will eventually link the Beaver Island Trail in St. Cloud, with the City of Clearwater, also runs through Lynden Township.

Because of its unique location, it is served by two fire departments from the cities of Clearwater and Annandale. School age children attend St. Cloud, Annandale and Kimball school districts.

The proximity to major transportation routes makes Lynden Township a good location for light industrial manufacturing, as is evidenced in the industrial parks that line the freeway corridor.