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H.C. Southwick Wildlife Management Area, North Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
545 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Slayton
Slayton, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.6% of Slayton is conserved land, roughly 1,637 acres. There are about 2.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in H.C. Southwick Wildlife Management Area, North Unit (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Slayton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Slayton outdoors
Conserved land
7.6%
1,637 of 21,592 acres
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
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
Big Slough WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
798 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Wajer Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
80 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,637 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 146 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 Slayton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 1,613 acState Conservation Area 685 acConservation Easement 146 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,613 | Restricted |
| H.C. Southwick State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 569 | Restricted |
| Wajer State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 80 | Restricted |
| Beaver Creek State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 35 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Slayton CemeteryCemetery
Slayton Memorial GardensCemetery
St. Ann's CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Slayton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Slayton'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.