Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
109 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
–Not graded
Outdoors in Milnor
Few parks or trails are on the map in Milnor
16 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Milnor, 0.7 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
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
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Milnor’s land. Water is left out: Milnor has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Milnor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 4 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Milnor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Milnor
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Milnor
Milnor Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Old Highway 130.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Milnor
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 25 | 38 | 55 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 72 | 57 | 39 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Milnor →
Questions about parks and trails in Milnor
Are dogs allowed on Milnor’s trails?
Storm Lake National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Milnor?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Milnor?
2,264 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milnor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Milnor 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 →