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Forada Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
823 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Hudson
Hudson, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Hudson is conserved land, roughly 3,598 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hudson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hudson outdoors
Conserved land
16%
3,598 of 22,300 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
3,274 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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
Engelbrecht Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
163 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Hudson Pit Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Engelbrecht Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 10.3 mi
- Balm of Gilead Road Southeast0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,598 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,052 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 Hudson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,058 acResource Management Area 1,080 acState Conservation Area 1,004 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forada State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 823 | Restricted |
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 540 | Restricted |
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of MnResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 540 | Restricted |
| Engelbrecht State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 168 | Restricted |
| Maple Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Douglas)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Restricted |
| Hudson Pit State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 6 | Restricted |
Nearby
Hudson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 16.1% | 10.8 mi | 4 |
| Orange | 18.7% | 4.0 mi | 5 |
| Alexandria | 1.3% | 9.6 mi | 23 |
| Alexandria | 6.7% | 10.2 mi | 2 |
| Leven | 4% | 1.3 mi | 3 |
| Lake Mary | 1.9% | 1.7 mi | 0 |
| Westport | 10.5% | 4.3 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hudson'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.