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Aurora Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
904 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Aurora
Aurora, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Aurora is conserved land, roughly 1,324 acres. Aurora has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Aurora, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Aurora outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
1,324 of 22,937 acres
Trails
0.5 mi
0 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
Marsh Wren Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Oak Glen Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects the land
1,324 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 484 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 Aurora
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 703 acConservation Easement 484 acResource Management Area 276 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 637 | Restricted |
| Steele County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 276 | Restricted |
| Marsh Wren State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
| Oak Glen State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 26 | Restricted |
Nearby
Aurora and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 5.8% | 0.5 mi | 3 |
| Havana | 2.4% | 6.2 mi | 1 |
| Blooming Prairie | 3% | 0.3 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Aurora'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.