1
Rush Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
709 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Chief
Chief, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Chief is conserved land, roughly 3,402 acres. There are about 3.3 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chief, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Chief outdoors
Conserved land
15%
3,402 of 23,005 acres
Trails
3.3 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
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.
2
Santee Prairie SNA
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
442 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Wambach Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
116 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Vanose Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
114 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trails
Named trails
- T681.7 mi
- T1650.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,402 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,627 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 Chief
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,650 acState Conservation Area 1,351 acResource Management Area 848 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahnomen County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 848 | Restricted |
| Rush State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 710 | Restricted |
| Santee Prairie State Scientific and Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 455 | Restricted |
| Wambach State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 116 | Restricted |
| Warren State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 69 | Restricted |
Nearby
Chief and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief | 14.8% | 3.3 mi | 5 |
| Beaulieu | 18% | 2.5 mi | 3 |
| Marsh Creek | 14.3% | 4.4 mi | 3 |
| Gregory | 8.9% | 3.3 mi | 6 |
| Rosedale | 15.8% | 2.0 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Chief'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.