1
Savanna Portage State Park
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
6,375 acres19.5 mi of trail
Savanna Portage Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Balsam
Balsam, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 83% of Balsam is conserved land, roughly 19,326 acres. There are about 21 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Savanna Portage State Park (19.5 mi) and Savanna State Forest (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Balsam, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Balsam outdoors
Conserved land
83%
19,326 of 23,330 acres
Trails
21 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 21 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
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.
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Savanna State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
12,962 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Balsam
Savanna Portage State Park CampgroundFee · In Savanna Portage State Park
Savanna State ParkIn Savanna Portage State Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 16.0 mi
- Savanna Portage Trail4.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Little Prairie LakelakeLittle Savanna LakelakeSavanna LakelakeShumway LakelakeStony LakelakeWolf LakelakeEast Savanna RiverPrairie RiverTamarack RiverWest Savanna River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
19,326 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
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 Balsam
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 12,961 acState Park 6,367 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savanna State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 12,961 | Open |
| Savanna Portage State ParkState Park | State parks | 6,367 | Open |
Nearby
Balsam and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam | 82.8% | 21.1 mi | 2 |
| Haugen | 19% | 2.4 mi | 2 |
| Prairie Lake | 27.5% | 0.8 mi | 2 |
| Turner | 71% | 23.1 mi | 2 |
| Beseman | 12.8% | 2.0 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Balsam'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.