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Sibley State Park
Managed by Minnesota DNR
1,041 acres3.4 mi of trail
Mt. Tom Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Colfax
Colfax, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Colfax is conserved land, roughly 3,485 acres. There are about 7.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sibley State Park (3.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Colfax, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Colfax outdoors
Conserved land
15%
3,485 of 22,780 acres
Trails
7.4 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
11.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.1 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 Colfax
Primitive Group Camp Site 1Fee · In Sibley State Park · Sibley State Park
Primitive Group Camp Site 2Fee · In Sibley State Park · Sibley State Park
Primitive Group Camp Site 3Fee · In Sibley State Park · Sibley State Park
Trails
Named trails
Horses 1.5 miUnpaved 2.3 mi
- Mt. Tom Trail0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,485 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,353 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 paths1.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes10.3 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Colfax
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,478 acResource Management Area 850 acState Park 600 acNational Wildlife Refuge 147 acState Conservation Area 33 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 850 | Restricted |
| Sibley State ParkState Park | State parks | 600 | Open |
| Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 147 | Restricted |
| Games Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Kandiyohi)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 33 | Restricted |
Nearby
Colfax and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax | 15.3% | 7.4 mi | 1 |
| Burbank | 13.7% | 0.0 mi | 3 |
| Crow Lake | 10.7% | 1.0 mi | 4 |
| Lake Andrew | 22.1% | 8.2 mi | 4 |
| Norway Lake | 33.2% | 1.1 mi | 2 |
| Crow River | 6.5% | 0.4 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Colfax'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.