Prairie Creek Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
84 acres1 mi of trail
Chicago Great Western Railway
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Nerstrand
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Nerstrand
The biggest trail networks: Prairie Creek Wildlife Management Area (1 mi). 1 acre is park or preserve, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Nerstrand, 0.9 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
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
The longest trail network is Prairie Creek WMA, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
1 places to go in Nerstrand
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nerstrand
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
Chicago Great Western Railway0.3 mi
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
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Nerstrand
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) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Nerstrand →
Questions about parks and trails in Nerstrand
Where can I hike in Nerstrand?
The longest trail networks: Prairie Creek Wildlife Management Area, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Nerstrand’s trails?
Prairie Creek Wildlife Management Area and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nerstrand?
4,004 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nerstrand or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nerstrand 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 →