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Moose River Wildlife Management Area, Thief River Falls Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3,369 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Benville
Benville, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 23% of Benville is conserved land, roughly 4,927 acres. There are about 3.0 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Benville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Benville outdoors
Conserved land
23%
4,927 of 21,878 acres
Trails
3.0 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
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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Benville Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,185 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Moose River Wildlife Management Area, Red Lake Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
504 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Wapiti Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trails
Named trails
- 410th Avenue Northeast2.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,927 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 26 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 Benville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 4,901 acConservation Easement 26 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose River State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,711 | Restricted |
| Benville State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,184 | Restricted |
| Wapiti State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Restricted |
Nearby
Benville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benville | 22.5% | 3.0 mi | 4 |
| Lee | 41.7% | 0.7 mi | 4 |
| Valley | 4.7% | 4.2 mi | 3 |
| Spruce Grove | 22.8% | 8.9 mi | 3 |
| Espelie | 24.4% | 9.5 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Benville'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.