1
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, South Branch Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
432 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Norton
Norton, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.4% of Norton is conserved land, roughly 281 acres. Norton has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Norton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Norton outdoors
Conserved land
1.4%
281 of 20,730 acres
Trails
0.5 mi
0 mi per sq mi
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
Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
227 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
281 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 52 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 Norton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 229 acConservation Easement 52 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R J D Memorial Hardwood State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 229 | Open |
Nearby
Norton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | 1.4% | 0.5 mi | 2 |
| Elba | 9.5% | 12.3 mi | 6 |
| Utica | 0.3% | 0.9 mi | 1 |
| Mount Vernon | 14.4% | 6.0 mi | 3 |
| Hillsdale | 3.3% | 6.6 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Norton'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.