1
Great Northern Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
149 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Osakis
Osakis, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Osakis is conserved land, roughly 2,976 acres. There are about 7.0 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Osakis, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Osakis outdoors
Conserved land
14%
2,976 of 21,702 acres
Trails
7.0 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
4.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.3 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
Osakis Wildlife Management Area, North Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
118 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Belle River Wildlife Management Area, South Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
10 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.
Campgrounds in Osakis
Shady Oaks Campground
Two Mile Trailer Park and CG
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,976 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2,280 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 paths4.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Osakis
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,437 acResource Management Area 992 acState Conservation Area 159 acState Resource Management Area 40 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of MnResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 496 | Restricted |
| Douglas County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 496 | Restricted |
| Great Northern State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 149 | Restricted |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
| Belle River State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 10 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
CalvaryCemetery
Nearby
Osakis and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osakis | 13.7% | 7.0 mi | 3 |
| Osakis | 0% | 1.4 mi | 3 |
| Belle River | 10.1% | 4.2 mi | 3 |
| Gordon | 6.3% | 0.0 mi | 5 |
| Alexandria | 6.7% | 10.2 mi | 2 |
| Orange | 18.7% | 4.0 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Osakis'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.