Eagle Lake Sports Facility
Park
23 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake has 27 acres of parks, 8.1 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Eagle Lake Sports Facility (0.8 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Eagle Lake, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #194 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
25 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Eagle Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eagle Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eagle Lake is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #194 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eagle Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 29%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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The longest trail network is Eagle Lake Sports Facility, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eagle Heights Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
25 conserved acres
2% of Eagle Lake’s land. Who manages Eagle Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city25 ac
Local Park · 25 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Unknown Recreation Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Eagle Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Eagle Lake
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Hockey rinks
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Eagle Lake
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eagle Lake →
Next door
Eagle Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Lake | 2% | 0.6 | 8 | 89% | B |
| Le Ray Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mankato Township | 1% | 0.1 | 84 | 14% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eagle Lake
Where can I hike in Eagle Lake?
The longest trail networks: Eagle Lake Sports Facility, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eagle Lake is conserved land?
2% 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 Eagle Lake’s trails?
Eagle Lake Sports Facility and Eagle Heights Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Eagle Lake?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Eagle Lake?
3,568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eagle Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eagle Lake have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #194 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 Eagle Lake 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 →