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Zion Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
170 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Zion
Zion, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Zion is conserved land, roughly 1,009 acres. Zion has 4 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Zion, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Zion outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
1,009 of 22,536 acres
Trails
0.3 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
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.
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Miller Spring Lea Farm Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
75 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Roscoe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area
Nature preserve
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Salem Comm Prairie Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Who protects the land
1,009 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. 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 Zion
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Resource Management Area 1,173 acState Conservation Area 340 acPrivate Conservation 56 acConservation Easement 36 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns County Waterfowl Production AreaResource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,173 | Restricted |
| Zion State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 170 | Restricted |
| Miller Spring Lea Farm State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 75 | Restricted |
| Roscoe Prairie State Scientific and Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 56 | Restricted |
| Roscoe Prairie FeePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 56 | Access unknown |
| Salem Comm Prairie State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 39 | Restricted |
Nearby
Zion and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion | 4.5% | 0.3 mi | 4 |
| Munson | 0.3% | 1.1 mi | 0 |
| Lake Henry | 1.9% | 0.0 mi | 2 |
| St. Martin | 3.6% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Paynesville | 3.3% | 0.8 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Zion'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.