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Chester Woods Park
Park
651 acres10.3 mi of trail
Zieman Loop TrailNorth TrailPrairie Ridge TrailNorth Sand Prairie TrailSouth Sand Prairie Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Marion
Marion, MN parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 14 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chester Woods Park (10.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marion, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marion outdoors
Conserved land
0.6%
118 of 18,491 acres
Trails
14 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
29 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.6 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
Eastside Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
119 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Gamehaven Reservoir Park
Managed by City of Rochester
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Pinewood Hills Park (UNDEVELOPED)
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Marion
benchIn Chester Woods Park
benchIn Chester Woods Park
benchIn Chester Woods Park
benchIn Chester Woods Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.4 miHorses 8.6 miUnpaved 12.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
- Zieman Loop Trail2.9 mi
- North Trail2.6 mi
- Prairie Ridge Trail1.7 mi
- 3.5 Mile Border Trail1.6 mi
- North Sand Prairie Trail1.3 mi
- South Sand Prairie Trail1.1 mi
- Link Trail0.3 mi
- Zieman Loop0.2 mi
- Homestead Site Trail0.2 mi
- Prairie Ridge / N Sand Prairie Tr0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
118 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 paths5.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marion
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 118 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 118 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Marion CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Marion and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 0.6% | 13.8 mi | 4 |
| Rochester | 4.1% | 34.0 mi | 114 |
| Pleasant Grove | 3.3% | 8.4 mi | 2 |
| Haverhill | 2.4% | 2.3 mi | 6 |
| Eyota | 0% | 5.7 mi | 1 |
| Rochester | 0.7% | 2.2 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marion'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.