1
Balke Lake WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
371 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Atlanta
Atlanta, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.4% of Atlanta is conserved land, roughly 1,012 acres. There are about 7.3 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Atlanta, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Atlanta outdoors
Conserved land
4.4%
1,012 of 22,995 acres
Trails
7.3 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 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.
2
Atlanta Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
181 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Melbye Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,012 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 370 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 lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Atlanta
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 762 acConservation Easement 370 acState Conservation Area 260 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becker County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 762 | Restricted |
| Atlanta State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 181 | Restricted |
| Melbye State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 79 | Restricted |
Nearby
Atlanta and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 4.4% | 7.3 mi | 3 |
| Riceville | 13.9% | 5.4 mi | 8 |
| Goose Prairie | 12.2% | 5.4 mi | 6 |
| Walworth | 5.2% | 6.4 mi | 1 |
| Cuba | 11.1% | 3.2 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Atlanta'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 20-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.