Outdoors · Burton

Burton, MN parks, trails & bike paths

About 6.4% of Burton is conserved land, roughly 1,465 acres. Burton has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Burton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Burton outdoors

Conserved land
6.4%
1,465 of 22,908 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
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

12
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.
1

Erie Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
69 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Lower Antelope Valley Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
44 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

1,465 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land
945 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
730 ac
State fish & wildlife
113 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,031 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 Burton

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,032 acResource Management Area 643 acState Conservation Area 113 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Yellow Medicine County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management AreaU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service643Restricted
Erie State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife69Restricted
Lower Antelope Valley State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife44Restricted
Nearby

Burton and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Burton6.4%0.0 mi2
Omro10.6%0.0 mi6
Eidsvold1.6%3.0 mi0
Wergeland6.8%0.2 mi4
Swede Prairie0.9%0.0 mi1
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Burton'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.

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