Melland Baseball Park
Park
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Fosston
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Fosston
The biggest trail networks: Melland Baseball Park (0.6 mi). 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Fosston, 0.7 per square mile of land. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Fosston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fosston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fosston is ahead of 61% 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 Fosston’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% 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 61%
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Water is 6% of Fosston’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 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
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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 Melland Baseball Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
6 places to go in Fosston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fosston
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Fosston
Fosston City CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
2Pickleball
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Fosston
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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 16 | 22 | 35 | 51 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 53 | 35 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fosston →
Next door
Fosston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fosston | under 1% | 0.7 | 19 | 99% | B |
| Rosebud Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brandsvold 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 Fosston
Where can I hike in Fosston?
The longest trail networks: Melland Baseball Park, 0.6 miles; Melland Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fosston 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 Fosston’s trails?
Melland Baseball Park and Larson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fosston?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fosston?
1,397 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fosston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Fosston have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Fosston 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 →