1
Bowstring State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3,788 acres1.6 mi of trail
Forest Rd 3141
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Max
Max, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 52% of Max is conserved land, roughly 11,366 acres. There are about 6.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bowstring State Forest (1.6 mi) and Chippewa National Forest (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Max, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Max outdoors
Conserved land
52%
11,366 of 21,752 acres
Trails
6.9 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
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
Chippewa National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
8,935 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Nature's Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Black Duck State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
14 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.
Boat launches in Max
Unnamed boat launch
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.3 mi
- National Forest Road 5220.4 mi
- Forest Rd 31410.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
11,366 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Max
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 8,933 acState Resource Management Area 2,421 acState Conservation Area 40 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 8,933 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,407 | Open |
| Nature's Lake State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
| Bowstring State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 13 | Open |
Nearby
Max and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Max'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.