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Lac Qui Parle Wildlife Management Area Main Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
5,249 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Akron
Akron, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Akron is conserved land, roughly 4,034 acres. There are about 5.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Akron, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Akron outdoors
Conserved land
12%
4,034 of 33,938 acres
Trails
5.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
14.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Klages Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
249 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Akron
Unnamed boat launch
Trails
Named trails
- 260th Avenue Southwest0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,034 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3,282 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes14.2 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Akron
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 3,536 acResource Management Area 888 acState Conservation Area 241 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Stone County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 888 | Restricted |
| Klages State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 241 | Restricted |
Nearby
Akron and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 11.9% | 5.2 mi | 2 |
| Lake Shore | 1.5% | 4.6 mi | 3 |
| Odessa | 40.4% | 7.2 mi | 3 |
| Artichoke | 14.1% | 7.0 mi | 0 |
| Shible | 8.8% | 3.5 mi | 1 |
| Appleton | 7.5% | 23.6 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Akron's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 26.8-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.