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Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
11,386 acres31.7 mi of trail
Glacial Ridge TrailLandmark TrailTouch the Earth Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Kathio
Kathio, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 28% of Kathio is conserved land, roughly 12,986 acres. There are about 33 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park (31.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Kathio, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Kathio outdoors
Conserved land
28%
12,986 of 46,145 acres
Trails
33 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 32 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
9,119 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.2 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
Rum River State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3,211 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
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White Fish Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
57 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.
Campgrounds in Kathio
Mille Lacs Kathio State ParkFee · In Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Ogechie CampgroundIn Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Petaga CampgroundFee · In Mille Lacs Kathio State Park · Minnesota DNR
Rum River Group CampIn Mille Lacs Kathio State Park · Minnesota DNR
Unnamed campground in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Unnamed campground in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Unnamed campground in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Trails
Named trails
Horses 15.3 miUnpaved 26.6 mi
- Glacial Ridge Trail1.4 mi
- Landmark Trail1.0 mi
- Touch the Earth Trail0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
12,986 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 95 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 paths0.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Kathio
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 9,589 acState Resource Management Area 3,263 acConservation Easement 95 acState Conservation Area 57 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mille Lacs Kathio State ParkState Park | State parks | 9,589 | Open |
| Rum River State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,187 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 76 | Open |
| White Fish Lake State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 57 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Cooper SiteIn Mille Lacs Kathio State Park · Archaeological site
Wilford SiteIn Mille Lacs Kathio State Park · Archaeological site
Nearby
Kathio and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathio | 28.1% | 32.7 mi | 3 |
| Roosevelt | 6.9% | 3.6 mi | 2 |
| South Harbor | 0.3% | 11.5 mi | 3 |
| Richardson | 1.9% | 0.5 mi | 1 |
| Bradbury | 1.9% | 8.3 mi | 2 |
| Hazelton | 7.6% | 1.3 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Kathio'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 27.5-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.