Fritz Loven Park
Managed by City of Lake Shore
80 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sherwood Forest Lodge Complex · Photo: Kelvin0mql · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Shore
Lake Shore has 80 acres of parks, 75 for every 1,000 residents
13% of Lake Shore’s land is conserved, about 1,067 acres. 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,067 acres · of 12.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
80 ac
75 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 3.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Shore?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Shore have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Shore is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Shore’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land75 acres of park per 1,000 residents (80 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Water is 21% of Lake Shore’s area (3 of 16 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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
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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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Agate Rearing Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pillsbury State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,067 conserved acres
13% of Lake Shore’s land. Water is left out: Lake Shore has 12.7 square miles of land and 3.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Shore’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint953 ac
State fish & wildlife135 ac
Unknown Easement · 953 acState Conservation Area · 135 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 933 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook State Aquatic Management Area (Cass) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 89 | Restricted |
| Agate Rearing Pond State Aquatic Management Area (Cass) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 31 | Restricted |
| Grassy Point State Aquatic Management Area (Cass) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 14 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lake Shore
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lake Shore
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Lake Shore
Gull Lake Narrows Landing
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.0 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Sherwood Forest Lodge ComplexBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Lake Shore
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) | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 25 | 38 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 69 | 54 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Shore →
Next door
Lake Shore and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore | 13% | under 0.1 | 75 | 8% | C+ |
| Fairview Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Home Brook Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nisswa | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 8% | D |
| Loon Lake 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 Lake Shore
How much of Lake Shore is conserved land?
13% 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 Lake Shore’s trails?
Fritz Loven Park and Agate Rearing Pond Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lake Shore?
5.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes and 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lake Shore?
15,391 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Shore or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 80 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lake Shore have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Lake Shore 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 →