Dekko Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ada
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Ada
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ada, 0.7 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ada?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ada have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ada is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ada’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bosworth Park
Managed by City of Ada
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
East Side Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Side City Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
2 places to go in Ada
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ada
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Ada
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Agassiz Central Trail0.3 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
5Baseball
3Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Ada
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 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 17 | 22 | 36 | 53 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ada →
Questions about parks and trails in Ada
Where can I hike in Ada?
The longest trail networks: Bosworth Park, 0.1 miles; East Side Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ada is conserved land?
under 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 Ada’s trails?
Dekko Park and Bosworth Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ada?
22 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ada or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ada have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Ada 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 →