Outdoors · West Union

West Union, MN parks, trails & bike paths

About 8% of West Union is conserved land, roughly 1,505 acres. West Union has 5 named parks and preserves on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in West Union, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

West Union outdoors

Conserved land
8%
1,505 of 18,771 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
named on the map
Bike routes
5.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.5 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

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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.
1

Quistorff Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
361 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

West Union Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
243 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Spohn Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
160 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4

Aurzada Prairie Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
104 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

1,505 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1,206 ac
State fish & wildlife
861 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)
40 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 40 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 paths5.5 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in West Union

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 1,206 acState Conservation Area 861 acConservation Easement 40 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Todd County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management AreaU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,206Restricted
Quistorff State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife357Restricted
West Union State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife241Restricted
Spohn State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife160Restricted
Aurzada Prairie State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife103Restricted
History

Historic places to visit

Sauk Valley Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Silver Creek CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

West Union and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
West Union8%0.0 mi5
Ashley8.9%0.5 mi3
Gordon6.3%0.0 mi5
Kandota0%2.8 mi1
Orange18.7%4.0 mi5
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about West Union'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.

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