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Chippewa National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
11,604 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Salem
Salem, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 68% of Salem is conserved land, roughly 15,673 acres. There are about 3.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chippewa National Forest (3.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Salem, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Salem outdoors
Conserved land
68%
15,673 of 23,123 acres
Trails
3.4 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
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
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
Mud Goose Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
6,553 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bowstring State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
214 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
15,673 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
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 Salem
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 11,604 acState Resource Management Area 4,202 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 11,604 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 4,202 | Open |
Nearby
Salem and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Salem'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.