Land O'Lakes State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Fifty Lakes
Few parks or trails are on the map in Fifty Lakes
4% of Fifty Lakes’ land is conserved, about 732 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Fifty Lakes, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
4%
732 acres · of 29.3 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
15
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
732 conserved acres
4% of Fifty Lakes’ land. Water is left out: Fifty Lakes has 29.3 square miles of land and 4.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fifty Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources732 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 732 acNational Public Lands · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 726 | Open |
| Land O'Lakes State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 5 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 15 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 6.6 mi
Wolf Lake Trail5.1 mi
When to get out
The walking year in Fifty Lakes
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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 53 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fifty Lakes →
Next door
Fifty Lakes and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifty Lakes | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Emily | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Timothy Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Crosslake | 16% | 0.1 | 2 | 3% | C |
| Trelipe Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fifty Lakes
Are dogs allowed on Fifty Lakes’ trails?
Land O'Lakes State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fifty Lakes?
28,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fifty Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 737 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fifty Lakes 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 →