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Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1,353 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Godfrey
Godfrey, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 32% of Godfrey is conserved land, roughly 7,302 acres. There are about 3.6 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Godfrey, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Godfrey outdoors
Conserved land
32%
7,302 of 22,821 acres
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
8
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
Maple Meadows Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,335 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Shypoke Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
156 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Dugdale Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
153 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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 Godfrey
Unnamed boat launch
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.9 mi
- 350th Street Southeast0.7 mi
- Agassiz Recreational Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
7,302 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,080 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 29 parcels. 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
- Agassiz Recreational Trail (bike route)0.3 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Godfrey
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Wildlife Refuge 4,880 acConservation Easement 4,120 acState Conservation Area 1,963 acResource Management Area 704 acPrivate Conservation 388 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Ridge National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 4,880 | Restricted |
| Maple Meadows State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,382 | Restricted |
| Pembina Beach Ridges FeePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 388 | Access unknown |
| Polk County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 352 | Restricted |
| Polk County Waterfowl Production Area Of MnResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 352 | Restricted |
| Shypoke State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 157 | Restricted |
| Dugdale State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 153 | Restricted |
| Godfrey State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 145 | Restricted |
| Onstad State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 77 | Restricted |
| Oak Ridge Marsh State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Maple Bay Free Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Godfrey and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey | 32% | 3.6 mi | 8 |
| Woodside | 18.1% | 5.0 mi | 8 |
| Garfield | 6.9% | 8.3 mi | 2 |
| Grove Park-Tilden | 54.4% | 23.4 mi | 8 |
| Onstad | 36.9% | 18.6 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Godfrey'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.