1
Rabbit River WPA
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
601 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Western
Western, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 22% of Western is conserved land, roughly 5,017 acres. There are about 3.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Western, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Western outdoors
Conserved land
22%
5,017 of 22,577 acres
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
10
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
Doran Wildlife Management Area, Yaggie Tract Unit
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
476 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Grant Coyour Memorial Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
240 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Orwell Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
196 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Rabbit River WPA601 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Doran Wildlife Management Area, Yaggie Tract Unit476 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Grant Coyour Memorial Wildlife Management Area240 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Orwell Wildlife Management Area196 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Copeland Wildlife Management Area162 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Prairie Ridge Wildlife Management Area158 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Meyer Prairie WPA133 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Doran Wildlife Management Area, Schott Tract Unit77 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Doran Wildlife Management Area, North Unit59 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
West Township County Gravel Pit Wildlife Management Area16 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,017 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,833 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 Western
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 2,877 acConservation Easement 2,130 acState Conservation Area 1,745 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,877 | Restricted |
| Doran State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 618 | Restricted |
| Otter Tail Prairie State Scientific and Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 314 | Restricted |
| Coyour Memorial State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 241 | Restricted |
| Copeland State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 200 | Restricted |
| Orwell State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 196 | Restricted |
| Prairie Ridge State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 158 | Restricted |
| West Township County Gravel Pit State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Restricted |
Nearby
Western and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Western'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.