1
Blacken Lake WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
168 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · St. Olaf
St. Olaf, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of St. Olaf is conserved land, roughly 3,504 acres. St. Olaf has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. Olaf, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
St. Olaf outdoors
Conserved land
15%
3,504 of 22,915 acres
Trails
0.6 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
4.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.3 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
Morrison WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
156 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
St. Olaf Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water
Lakes & rivers
Beebe LakeBlacken LakeJohannes LakeJohnson LakeLacey LakeLong LakeSewell LakelakeSommer LakeVinge LakePelican Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,504 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3,122 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 paths4.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in St. Olaf
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 3,137 acResource Management Area 682 acState Conservation Area 40 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 682 | Restricted |
| St. Olaf State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Bethel Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Kvam CemeteryCemetery
Lakeside CemeteryCemetery
St Olaf CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
St. Olaf and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olaf | 15.3% | 0.6 mi | 3 |
| Tordenskjold | 13.4% | 0.9 mi | 1 |
| Tumuli | 23.3% | 4.3 mi | 6 |
| Pelican Lake | 15.6% | 2.5 mi | 6 |
| Eagle Lake | 20.4% | 3.1 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about St. Olaf'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.