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Kaplans Woods Regional Park
Park
156 acres6.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Park
Outdoors · Owatonna
Owatonna, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.4% of Owatonna is conserved land, roughly 422 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Kaplans Woods Regional Park (6.1 mi) and Leo Rudolph Nature Reserve (1.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Owatonna, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Owatonna outdoors
Conserved land
4.4%
422 of 9,701 acres
Trails
13 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
22
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
12.7 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 12.4 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
Leo Rudolph Nature Reserve
Park
66 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Fairgrounds Park
Park
72 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
West Hills Park
Park
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 22 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 22 parks & preserves
Kaplans Woods Regional Park156 acres · 6.1 mi of trail
Leo Rudolph Nature Reserve66 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Lake Kohlmeier9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Fairgrounds Park72 acres
West Hills Park36 acres
Manthey Park28 acres
Dartts Park21 acres
Morehouse Park20 acres
Mineral Springs Park18 acres
Owatonna Soccer Complex15 acres · City of Owatonan
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Owatonna
Showing 1–10 of 17 playgrounds
Local Playground
Unnamed playground in Lake Kohlmeier
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Minot Brown Park
Unnamed playground in Morehouse Park
Unnamed playground in Morehouse Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Fairgrounds Park
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
422 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths12.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis23
- Soccer19
- Baseball16
- Softball7
- Basketball5
- Pickleball3
- Skate park2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Owatonna
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 311 acLocal Other or Unknown 62 acLocal Conservation Area 49 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplans Woods ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 154 | Open |
| Steele County Fairgrounds ParkLocal Other or Unknown | County | 62 | Open |
| Leo Rudolph Nature ResvLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Mineral Springs ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Manthey ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Lake Chase ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Dartts ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Morehouse ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Jaycee ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Cashman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Steele County Veterans MemorialIn Fairgrounds Park · War memorial
Children's MonumentCemetery
Forest Hill CemeteryCemetery
Sacred Heart CemeteryCemetery
St. John CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Owatonna and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owatonna | 4.4% | 12.5 mi | 22 |
| Owatonna | 2.7% | 3.5 mi | 3 |
| Clinton Falls | 0.3% | 0.2 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Owatonna'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.