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Outdoors in Isle

Few parks or trails are on the map in Isle

5 acres are parks and preserves, 7.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Isle. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
7.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
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.

Father Hennepin State Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Isle Lake View Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

under 1% of Isle’s land. Who manages Isle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks4 ac
State natural resources1 ac
State Park · 4 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Father Hennepin State Park
State Park
State parks4Open
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Isle

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

Playgrounds in Isle

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

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Soo Line Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

2.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Pickleball
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Hockey rinks
1Football

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

When to get out

The walking year in Isle

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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)202638536675797869553825
Rain (in)0.70.81.42.43.64.54.64.03.23.01.51.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Isle →

Next door

Isle and its neighbors

Isle has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

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

Are dogs allowed on Isle’s trails?

Father Hennepin State Park and Isle Lake View Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Isle?

2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Isle?

7,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Isle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Isle neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →