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Donnelly Community Hall, Donnelly, MinnesotaPhoto: Myotus · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Donnelly

Few parks or trails are on the map in Donnelly

4% of Donnelly’s land is conserved, about 66 acres. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Donnelly, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
66 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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 City Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

City Park

Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

66 conserved acres

4% of Donnelly’s land. Water is left out: Donnelly has 2.8 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Donnelly’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)66 ac
Conservation Easement · 66 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Donnelly

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Donnelly

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Donnelly

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202538546978828072574025
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.23.14.34.03.22.72.41.00.7

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Donnelly →

Next door

Donnelly and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Donnelly— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Donnelly Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rendsville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pepperton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Donnelly

Where can I hike in Donnelly?

The longest trail networks: City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Donnelly’s trails?

City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Donnelly?

718 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Donnelly or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Donnelly 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 →