Tioga Recreation Area
Managed by City of Cohasset
409 acres23.4 mi of trail
Good VibrationsRuby SlipperNineteen SixteenBloodstone+1
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cohasset
Cohasset has 467 acres of parks, 173 for every 1,000 residents
30 miles of mapped trail cross Cohasset, 1.1 per square mile of land. 11% of Cohasset’s land is conserved, about 1,880 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tioga Recreation Area (23.4 mi), Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area (3.1 mi).
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #112 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,880 acres · of 27.7 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
467 ac
173 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
14
2 beaches · 5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Cohasset?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cohasset have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cohasset is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #112 of 274 in Minnesota. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cohasset’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (30 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land173 acres of park per 1,000 residents (467 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13AParks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 79%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 59%
Water is 23% of Cohasset’s area (8 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Tioga Recreation Area, with 23.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
296 acres3.1 mi of trail
Main LoopSpur LoopTioga Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Pokegama Dam Recreation Area
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Tioga Recreation Area409 acres · 23.4 mi of trail · City of Cohasset
DirectionsBass Brook Wildlife Management Area296 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsPortage Park17 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPokegama Dam Recreation Area5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsClay Boswell Boat Launch Area2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,880 conserved acres
11% of Cohasset’s land. Water is left out: Cohasset has 27.7 square miles of land and 8.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cohasset’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,531 ac
State fish & wildlife302 ac
Town or city49 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,502 acState Conservation Area · 331 acLocal Park · 49 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1,502 | Open |
| Bass Brook State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 300 | Restricted |
| Portage Park Local Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Chisholm Point Island State Scientific and Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 29 | Restricted |
| PokegState Aquatic Management Area Lake AMA (Itasca) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
Things to do
13 places to go in Cohasset
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Cohasset
Tioga Beach and Picnic Area
DirectionsTioga Pit BeachIn Tioga Recreation Area
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Cohasset
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Cohasset
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Cohasset
Pokegama Dam CampgroundFee · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsPokegama-COEFee · In Pokegama Dam Recreation Area · Corps of Energineers
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 14 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 20.0 miUnpaved · 4.1 mi
Good Vibrations3.2 mi
Ruby Slipper2.4 mi
Main Loop2.2 mi
Tioga Trail2.0 mi
Nineteen Sixteen1.5 mi
Bloodstone1.3 mi
Gears Knob1.1 mi
Seven Iron Men1.0 mi
Gurley Flynn0.9 mi
Tioga Party0.8 mi
15 more trails
Rukavina's Revenge
0.7 miMinneflowta
0.7 miIron Powers Run
0.7 miEl Jefe
0.6 miWhite Pine Wonder
0.6 miIron Lady
0.5 miSpur Loop
0.5 miGreenway Rough Rider
0.5 miVeda's Free Press
0.5 miThrillseeker
0.4 miFlying Carpe Diem
0.4 miIron Maidenhair
0.4 miIron Chic
0.4 miNo Place Like Home
0.4 miWendigo
0.3 miBiking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
United States Bicycle Route 45Bike route
1.5 miMississippi River Trail (Minnesota)Bike route
1.5 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Cohasset
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) | 19 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 53 | 36 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cohasset →
Next door
Cohasset and its neighbors
Cohasset has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohasset | 11% | 1.1 | 173 | 25% | A− |
| Grand Rapids | 4% | 1.1 | 35 | 76% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cohasset
Where can I hike in Cohasset?
The longest trail networks: Tioga Recreation Area, 23.4 miles; Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area, 3.1 miles; Portage Park, 0.3 miles; Pokegama Dam Recreation Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cohasset is conserved land?
11% 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 Cohasset’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Tioga Recreation Area (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cohasset?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths. Named routes: United States Bicycle Route 45 and Mississippi River Trail (Minnesota).
Is there public land near Cohasset?
62,509 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cohasset or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,604 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cohasset have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #112 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 Cohasset 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 →