Outdoors · Oshkosh

Oshkosh, MN parks, trails & bike paths

About 5.1% of Oshkosh is conserved land, roughly 1,185 acres. Oshkosh has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Oshkosh, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Oshkosh outdoors

Conserved land
5.1%
1,185 of 23,045 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
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

123
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.
1

Oshkosh Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
246 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
2

Reserve Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
131 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3

Teardrop Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

1,185 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land
463 ac
State fish & wildlife
417 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
265 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
41 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 768 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 Oshkosh

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 769 acState Conservation Area 417 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Oshkosh State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife246Restricted
Reserve State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife131Restricted
Teardrop State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife40Restricted
History

Historic places to visit

Nicolai CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Oshkosh and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Oshkosh5.1%0.0 mi3
Providence5.3%1.5 mi2
Omro10.6%0.0 mi6
Wergeland6.8%0.2 mi4
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Oshkosh'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.

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