1
Carley State Park
Managed by MN DNR
199 acres4.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Plainview
Plainview, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.7% of Plainview is conserved land, roughly 360 acres. There are about 5.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Carley State Park (4.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Plainview, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Plainview outdoors
Conserved land
1.7%
360 of 21,250 acres
Trails
5.1 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
named on the map
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.6 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
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, North Branch Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
262 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, DeWitz Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
68 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Gengler Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
57 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 Plainview
Carley State ParkFee · In Carley State Park · MN DNR
Group Site 1 (GRP1)In Carley State Park
Group Site 2 (GRP2)In Carley State Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
360 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 149 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 paths0.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Plainview
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 211 acConservation Easement 149 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carley State ParkState Park | State parks | 211 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
James A. Carley & Ernestina Bolt MonumentIn Carley State Park · Monument
Nearby
Plainview and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview | 1.7% | 5.1 mi | 6 |
| Whitewater | 0% | 5.3 mi | 3 |
| Highland | 2.2% | 1.0 mi | 1 |
| Quincy | 0.2% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Plainview'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.