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Main Street - Bigfork, Minnesota (35097018354)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Bigfork

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bigfork

3% of Bigfork’s land is conserved, about 41 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Bigfork, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
41 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

41 conserved acres

3% of Bigfork’s land. Who manages Bigfork’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources41 ac
State Resource Management Area · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources41Open
Things to do

5 places to go in Bigfork

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Bigfork
Big Fork Public Water Access Site
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Football
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Bigfork Village HallBuilding · listed 2012
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Bigfork

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172437526574787667523522
Rain (in)0.80.71.11.83.04.44.03.43.02.61.41.0

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bigfork →

Questions about parks and trails in Bigfork

Where can I bike in Bigfork?

1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Bigfork?

112,509 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bigfork or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bigfork neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →