Lake Yankton Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Feddacheenee · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Balaton
Few parks or trails are on the map in Balaton
6% of Balaton’s land is conserved, about 56 acres. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Balaton, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
6%
56 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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.
Knudson-Bosley Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
56 conserved acres
6% of Balaton’s land. Water is left out: Balaton has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Balaton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife56 ac
State Conservation Area · 56 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Yankton State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 56 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Balaton
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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Balaton →
Questions about parks and trails in Balaton
Are dogs allowed on Balaton’s trails?
Lake Yankton Wildlife Management Area and Knudson-Bosley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Balaton?
3,264 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Balaton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Balaton 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 →