Schuneman Wildlife Preserve
Nature preserve
95 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Grant
Grant has 126 acres of parks, 32 for every 1,000 residents
37% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.5 miles of mapped trail cross Grant, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #237 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
129 acres · of 25.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
126 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
25 mi
14 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
10
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grant is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #237 of 274 in Minnesota. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grant’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (126 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home37% 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 39%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 14%
Water is 5% of Grant’s area (1 of 27 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 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.
Who protects it
129 conserved acres
1% of Grant’s land. Water is left out: Grant has 25.1 square miles of land and 1.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Grant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency101 ac
County49 ac
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 104 acRecreation or Education Easement · 49 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Regional agency | 104 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Grant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Grant
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
10 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
25 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
14 mi
off-road bike paths
11 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
9Tennis
4Baseball
4Field hockey
4Soccer
3Football
3Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Grant
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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 71 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grant →
Next door
Grant and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lake Elmo44 miStillwater Township13 miStillwater6.0 miGrant5.5 miMahtomedi3.8 miDellwood2.5 miHugo0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 1% | 0.2 | 32 | 37% | C+ |
| Dellwood | under 1% | 0.9 | 1 | 59% | C |
| Mahtomedi | 11% | 1.1 | 32 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hugo | 6% | under 0.1 | 66 | 89% | B+ |
| Stillwater | 4% | 0.7 | 18 | 99%+ | A− |
| Lake Elmo | 20% | 2.0 | 222 | 82% | A+ |
| Stillwater Township | 11% | 0.9 | 204 | 52% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Grant
How much of Grant is conserved land?
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 Grant’s trails?
Schuneman Wildlife Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grant?
25 miles of bike routes are on the map: 14 of off-road paths and 11 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Grant?
31,945 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Grant have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #237 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 Grant 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 →