1
Snake River State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
4,120 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Ford
Ford, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Ford is conserved land, roughly 4,670 acres. There are about 1.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ford, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ford outdoors
Conserved land
20%
4,670 of 23,052 acres
Trails
1.2 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
6.0 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
Hay Snake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
237 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Bean Dam Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
205 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,670 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 lanes6.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ford
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 4,191 acState Conservation Area 480 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,633 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 557 | Open |
| Bean Dam State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 244 | Restricted |
| Hay Snake State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 236 | Restricted |
Nearby
Ford and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ford'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.