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Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,144 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Sheldon
Sheldon, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.8% of Sheldon is conserved land, roughly 1,280 acres. Sheldon has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sheldon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sheldon outdoors
Conserved land
6.8%
1,280 of 18,919 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
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.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,280 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 34 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 Sheldon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 1,145 acState Conservation Area 101 acConservation Easement 53 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R J D Memorial Hardwood State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,145 | Open |
| Badger Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Houston)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 74 | Restricted |
| Swede Bottom Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Houston)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 17 | Restricted |
| West Beaver Creek Beaver Creek (Houston)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 10 | Restricted |
Nearby
Sheldon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon | 6.8% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Caledonia | 4.7% | 8.7 mi | 2 |
| Houston | 0.4% | 0.2 mi | 1 |
| Yucatan | 10.6% | 15.2 mi | 4 |
| Union | 1.9% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| Mound Prairie | 5.2% | 1.7 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sheldon'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.