Bowstring State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
329 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Outdoors in Bena
Parks, trails & the outdoors in Bena
Bena has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land
0.5%
2 of 327 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chippewa National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
2 acres
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Things to do
3 places to go in Bena
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Playgrounds in Bena
Boat launches in Bena
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
Who manages Bena’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowstring State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bena neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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.