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Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
11,048 acres2 mi of trail
320th Avenue Northeast
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Moose River
Moose River, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 53% of Moose River is conserved land, roughly 12,092 acres. There are about 7.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Thief Lake WMA (2 mi) and Palmville WMA (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Moose River, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Moose River outdoors
Conserved land
53%
12,092 of 22,687 acres
Trails
7.2 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
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
Palmville Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,043 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Trails
Named trails
- 320th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
- 330th Avenue Northeast0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
12,092 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 Moose River
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 12,092 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thief Lake State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 11,049 | Restricted |
| Palmville State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,043 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Moose River cemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Moose River and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose River | 53.3% | 7.2 mi | 2 |
| Palmville | 34% | 5.2 mi | 2 |
| Thief Lake | 50.8% | 11.8 mi | 2 |
| Linsell | 49% | 0.5 mi | 2 |
| Rollis | 8.7% | 1.5 mi | 2 |
| Whiteford | 59.4% | 4.3 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Moose River'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.