98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Harmony
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Harmony, 1.0 per square mile of land. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Harmony?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Harmony have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harmony is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
4 places to go in Harmony
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Harmony
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 6.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harmony →
Questions about parks and trails in Harmony
How much of Harmony 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 Harmony’s trails?
North Park and Trailhead Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harmony?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths and 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Harmony?
1,788 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harmony or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harmony have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Harmony neighbors.
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 →