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Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
3,418 acres16.8 mi of trail
Snake Creek Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Watopa
Watopa, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Watopa is conserved land, roughly 3,443 acres. There are about 19 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest (16.8 mi) and Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Main Branch Unit (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Watopa, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Watopa outdoors
Conserved land
15%
3,443 of 22,658 acres
Trails
19 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 17 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
8.0 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
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Main Branch Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1,510 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Mc Carthy Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2,199 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 Watopa
Unnamed scenic view in Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Unnamed scenic view in Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest
Trails
Named trails
- Snake Creek Trail12.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,443 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 28 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 lanes8.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Watopa
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 3,327 acState Conservation Area 89 acConservation Easement 30 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R J D Memorial Hardwood State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3,208 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 118 | Open |
| East Indian Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Wabasha)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 73 | Restricted |
| Snake Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Wabasha)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Restricted |
Nearby
Watopa and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watopa | 15.2% | 19.4 mi | 3 |
| Highland | 2.2% | 1.0 mi | 1 |
| Minneiska | 29.8% | 4.5 mi | 5 |
| Greenfield | 12.2% | 5.3 mi | 5 |
| Whitewater | 0% | 5.3 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Watopa'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.