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Folden Woods Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Effington
Effington, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.1% of Effington is conserved land, roughly 2,027 acres. Effington has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Effington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Effington outdoors
Conserved land
9.1%
2,027 of 22,250 acres
Trails
0.9 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Effington
Block Lake Public Access
Unnamed boat launch
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,027 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,974 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 Effington
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,075 acState Resource Management Area 46 acState Conservation Area 6 acNational Public Lands 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 46 | Open |
| Folden Woods Marsh State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 6 | Restricted |
| Northeastern States District OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Effington and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effington | 9.1% | 0.9 mi | 1 |
| Folden | 15.8% | 2.2 mi | 2 |
| Leaf Mountain | 19.6% | 1.8 mi | 4 |
| Parkers Prairie | 4.7% | 1.1 mi | 1 |
| Leaf Valley | 7.3% | 4.6 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Effington'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.