El Dorado Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: WikiMRV/M.R. Voigt · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Clearwater
Clearwater has 32 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Clearwater, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
1.8 mi lanes · 1.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Clearwater?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clearwater have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clearwater is ahead of 49% 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 Clearwater’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13BParks close to home94% 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 49%
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Water is 7% of Clearwater’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sportsmans Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mill Pond Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lions Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
4 places to go in Clearwater
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clearwater
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Clearwater
Airborn Disc Golf PreserveHours: sunrise-sunset · Fee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
2.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Pickleball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Football
1Beach volleyball
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
September is the best month for walking in Clearwater
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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clearwater →
Next door
Clearwater and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater | under 1% | 0.4 | 16 | 94% | B− |
| Clearwater Township | 9% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Lynden Township | 1% | 0.3 | 159 | 12% | C+ |
| Clear Lake Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 25 | 3% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clearwater
How much of Clearwater 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 Clearwater’s trails?
El Dorado Park and Sportsmans Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clearwater?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes, 1.9 of off-road paths and 2.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Clearwater?
4,712 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clearwater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clearwater have?
Ahead of 49% 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 Clearwater 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 →