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Smoky Hills State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
7,828 acres27.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Carsonville
Carsonville, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 35% of Carsonville is conserved land, roughly 7,855 acres. There are about 62 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Smoky Hills State Forest (27.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carsonville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carsonville outdoors
Conserved land
35%
7,855 of 22,710 acres
Trails
62 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 27 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
5.9 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.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
7,855 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes5.9 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Carsonville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 7,836 acState Conservation Area 21 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Hills State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 7,828 | Open |
| Bass Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Becker)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 21 | Restricted |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Linnell CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Carsonville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carsonville | 34.6% | 62.4 mi | 1 |
| Wolf Lake | 25.6% | 42.1 mi | 2 |
| Shell Lake | 4.7% | 10.7 mi | 0 |
| Osage | 4.5% | 17.0 mi | 4 |
| Pine Point | 10.3% | 7.7 mi | 1 |
| Two Inlets | 46.5% | 42.4 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carsonville'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.