Wild Rose Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
98 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sayer House · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Harris
Few parks or trails are on the map in Harris
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Harris, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
98 acres · of 20.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.4 mi
2.7 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harris is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harris’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Harris. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
98 conserved acres
1% of Harris’ land. Who manages Harris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife98 ac
State Conservation Area · 98 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rose State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 98 | Restricted |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
4.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
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).
Sayer HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Harris
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Harris →
Next door
Harris and its neighbors
Harris has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Sunrise Township | 12% | 0.2 | 1,744 | 24% | B+ |
| North Branch | 3% | 0.1 | 29 | 67% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harris
How much of Harris is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Harris’ trails?
Wild Rose Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harris?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harris?
26,642 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harris have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harris 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 →