1
Glacial Lakes State Park
Park
1,472 acres9.6 mi of trail
Horse CampMardy's Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Blue Mounds
Blue Mounds, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Blue Mounds is conserved land, roughly 2,493 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Glacial Lakes State Park (9.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Blue Mounds, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Blue Mounds outdoors
Conserved land
11%
2,493 of 22,802 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
3.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.1 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Blue Mounds
Glacial Lakes SP - Hill TCFee · In Glacial Lakes State Park
Glacial Lakes SP - Horse CampFee · In Glacial Lakes State Park
Glacial Lakes State Park CampgroundFee · In Glacial Lakes State Park
Lower CampgroundIn Glacial Lakes State Park
Oakridge CampgroundIn Glacial Lakes State Park
Trails
Named trails
Horses 5.4 miUnpaved 0.7 mi
- Horse Camp0.5 mi
- Mardy's Trail0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,493 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,858 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 35 parcels. 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 paths3.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Blue Mounds
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,043 acResource Management Area 991 acPrivate Conservation 99 acState Resource Management Area 40 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 991 | Restricted |
| Ordway/Glacial LakesPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 99 | Access unknown |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
Nearby
Blue Mounds and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Blue Mounds'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.