1
Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods Scientific Natural Area
Nature preserve
119 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Buffalo
Buffalo, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.5% of Buffalo is conserved land, roughly 618 acres. Buffalo has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Buffalo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Buffalo outdoors
Conserved land
3.5%
618 of 17,621 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
342 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.3 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
Myhran Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Buffalo
Unnamed beach
Water
Lakes & rivers
Constance LakeGilchrist LakeGreen Mountain LakeLittle Lake PulaskilakePohl LakeSchmidt LakeVarner LakelakeWashington Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
618 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 71 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 paths2.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Buffalo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 480 acState Conservation Area 306 acConservation Easement 87 acLocal Park 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 240 | Restricted |
| Wright County Waterfowl Production Area Of MnResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 240 | Restricted |
| Pelican Lake State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 189 | Restricted |
| Mary Schmidt Crawford Woods State Scientific and Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 117 | Restricted |
| Myhran ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Buffalo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 3.5% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| Buffalo | 2.5% | 1.3 mi | 25 |
| Monticello | 4.6% | 23.5 mi | 2 |
| Rockford | 0.7% | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| Maple Lake | 2.6% | 9.4 mi | 2 |
| St. Michael | 6.9% | 4.1 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Buffalo'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.