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Carver Park Reserve
Managed by Three Rivers Parks
3,985 acres16.9 mi of trail
Tamarack TrailMaple TrailAspen TrailLake TrailCattail Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Victoria
Victoria, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 46% of Victoria is conserved land, roughly 4,502 acres. There are about 23 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Carver Park Reserve (16.9 mi) and Minnesota Landscape Arboretum (4.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Victoria, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Victoria outdoors
Conserved land
46%
4,502 of 9,771 acres
Trails
23 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 20 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
399 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
51.7 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 51.2 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
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Managed by University of Minnesota
225 acres4.7 mi of trail
Western LoopUnder the Oak
Dog rules not recorded
3
Wassermann Lake Preserve
Managed by City of Victoria
43 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Lions Park
Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Victoria
Life in a Cattail MarshIn Carver Park Reserve
Unnamed scenic view in Carver Park Reserve
Unnamed scenic view in Carver Park Reserve
Unnamed scenic view in Carver Park Reserve
Unnamed scenic view in Carver Park Reserve
Unnamed scenic view in Carver Park Reserve
Unnamed scenic view in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Unnamed scenic view in Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.8 miHorses 8.8 miUnpaved 19.2 mi
Showing 1–10 of 11 trails
- Tamarack Trail1.3 mi
- Western Loop1.2 mi
- Maple Trail1.2 mi
- Aspen Trail0.7 mi
- Lake Trail0.6 mi
- Cattail Trail0.3 mi
- Oak Trail0.3 mi
- Acorn Trail0.2 mi
- Repear0.1 mi
- Under the Oak0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 17 places
Carl Krey LakelakeChurch LakelakeCrosby LakelakeDragon Fly PondpondKelzer’s PondLake 2lakeLake AuburnlakeLake VirginiaLake ZumbralakeLunsten Lakelake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,502 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 6 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 lanes0.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths51.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Monarch Singletrack (bike route)0.3 mi
- Thresh It (bike route)0.3 mi
- Easy Rider (bike route)0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tracks13
- Baseball11
- Tennis11
- Basketball4
- Soccer3
- Beach volleyball2
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Victoria
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 4,031 acLocal Conservation Area 187 acLocal Park 110 acState Other or Unknown 82 acOther Easement 79 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Highlands Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 4,031 | Open |
| Open SpaceLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 256 | Open |
| U of M Landscape Arboretum (Ts Property)State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 82 | Open |
| Diethelm ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Laketown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Goodman ParkLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Swiss Mountain Open SpaceLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Open Space/TrailLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lakebridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Crosby RockIn Carver Park Reserve · Stone
Nearby
Victoria and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 46.1% | 23.1 mi | 6 |
| Laketown | 0.4% | 4.9 mi | 3 |
| Chanhassen | 10.3% | 30.2 mi | 29 |
| Chaska | 3.9% | 19.7 mi | 18 |
| Minnetrista | 3.2% | 12.4 mi | 12 |
| Shorewood | 2.3% | 1.5 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Victoria'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.