Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Wilder
Few parks or trails are on the map in Wilder
15% of Wilder’s land is conserved, about 76 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wilder, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
15%
76 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
15% of Wilder’s land. Who manages Wilder’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife40 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service37 ac
State Conservation Area · 40 acConservation Easement · 37 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 37 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Lake State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 40 | Restricted |
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Wilder
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wilder →
Next door
Wilder and its neighbors
Wilder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Delafield Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Weimer 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 Wilder
Are dogs allowed on Wilder’s trails?
Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wilder?
342 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilder or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wilder 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 →