Avoca Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
54 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Avoca
Few parks or trails are on the map in Avoca
9% of Avoca’s land is conserved, about 54 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Avoca, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
9%
54 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
54 conserved acres
9% of Avoca’s land. Water is left out: Avoca has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Avoca’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife54 ac
State Conservation Area · 54 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 54 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Avoca
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Avoca
Lime Lake Park CampgroundFee
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Avoca Public SchoolBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Avoca
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Avoca →
Questions about parks and trails in Avoca
Are dogs allowed on Avoca’s trails?
Avoca Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Avoca?
337 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avoca or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Avoca neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →