Youngs Park
Park
79 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Baldwin
Baldwin has 80 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Youngs Park (1.1 mi). 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Baldwin, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #266 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
92 acres · of 32.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
80 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
9
3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baldwin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baldwin is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #266 of 274 in Minnesota. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baldwin’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (80 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home5% 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 15%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 3%
Water is 5% of Baldwin’s area (2 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Baldwin. 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 range from D to C−. 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
The longest trail network is Youngs Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Vietnam Veterans Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
65 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
92 conserved acres
under 1% of Baldwin’s land. Water is left out: Baldwin has 32.9 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Baldwin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife65 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service55 ac
State Conservation Area · 65 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 55 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam Veterans State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 65 | Restricted |
| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 55 | Restricted |
Things to do
6 places to go in Baldwin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Baldwin
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Baldwin
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
9 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Baldwin
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) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Baldwin →
Next door
Baldwin and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Blue Hill Township16 miPrinceton3.6 miLivonia Township3.4 miBaldwin1.8 miPrinceton Township0.3 miSpencer Brook Township0.3 miGreenbush Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 5% | C− |
| Princeton | 2% | 0.7 | 24 | 96% | A− |
| Blue Hill Township | 64% | 0.5 | 1 | 4% | C+ |
| Livonia Township | 1% | 0.1 | 26 | 12% | C |
| Princeton Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 12% | D |
| Spencer Brook Township | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Greenbush Township | 11% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baldwin
Where can I hike in Baldwin?
The longest trail networks: Youngs Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Baldwin 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 Baldwin’s trails?
Youngs Park and Vietnam Veterans Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baldwin?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Baldwin?
7,214 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baldwin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Baldwin have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #266 of 274 in Minnesota. 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 Baldwin 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 →