1
Lakeside Park
Park
3 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Forest Lake
Forest Lake, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 6% of Forest Lake is conserved land, roughly 1,348 acres. There are about 6.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lakeside Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Forest Lake, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Forest Lake outdoors
Conserved land
6%
1,348 of 22,580 acres
Trails
6.6 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
18
65 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
21.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 21.9 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
Hardwood Creek Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
579 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bixby Park
Park
60 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
50 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 18 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 18 parks & preserves
Lakeside Park3 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Hardwood Creek Wildlife Management Area579 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Bixby Park60 acres
Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Area50 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Fenway Park41 acres
Kulencamp Park17 acres
Summerfield Park12 acres
Tower Park6 acres
Schilling Park4 acres
Beltz Park4 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Forest Lake
Showing 1–10 of 11 playgrounds
Unnamed playground in Summerfield Park
Unnamed playground in Eagle Bluff Park
Unnamed playground in Fenway Park
Unnamed playground in Cedar Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Beltz Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Bridle Pass Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Bayview Estates Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.5 mi
- 228th Street North0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,348 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 paths21.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball32
- Tennis10
- Soccer7
- Pickleball3
- Football3
- Basketball2
- Beach volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Forest Lake
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 825 acLocal Park 328 acLocal Recreation Area 191 acState Other or Unknown 2 acLocal Other or Unknown 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwood Creek State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 579 | Restricted |
| Lamprey Pass State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 246 | Restricted |
| Schilling Park / Bixby ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 186 | Open |
| Fenway ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 79 | Open |
| Hardwood Creek Regional TrailLocal Recreation Area | County | 69 | Open |
| Kulencamp ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Castlewood Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Preserve ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Summerfield ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Southview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Calvary Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Forest Lake and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake | 6% | 6.6 mi | 18 |
| Scandia | 9.3% | 14.4 mi | 10 |
| Hugo | 6% | 0.9 mi | 14 |
| Columbus | 5.3% | 12.5 mi | 9 |
| Wyoming | 0.9% | 0.9 mi | 7 |
| Chisago City | 0.9% | 3.2 mi | 12 |
| Chisago Lake | 0.5% | 2.9 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Forest Lake'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.