1
Sandpiper Prairie SNA
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
393 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Lake Ida
Lake Ida, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.8% of Lake Ida is conserved land, roughly 1,810 acres. There are about 3.7 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lake Ida, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lake Ida outdoors
Conserved land
8.8%
1,810 of 20,523 acres
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
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
Slininger WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
190 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
141 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Ida Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
83 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,810 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 947 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 Lake Ida
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,004 acState Conservation Area 519 acResource Management Area 397 acNational Wildlife Refuge 290 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 397 | Restricted |
| Sandpiper Prairie State Scientific and Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 386 | Restricted |
| Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 290 | Restricted |
| Ida State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 83 | Restricted |
| Rockwell State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 50 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Norman County CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Lake Ida and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ida | 8.8% | 3.7 mi | 5 |
| Green Meadow | 1.5% | 6.5 mi | 1 |
| Wild Rice | 0.4% | 6.3 mi | 1 |
| McDonaldsville | 0% | 8.2 mi | 1 |
| Rockwell | 14.2% | 5.8 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lake Ida'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.