John T. Chyphers House · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 3.0Lakeland has 16 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lakeland.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lakeland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lakeland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lakeland is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 29% of Lakeland’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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.
All 5 parks & preserves
13 conserved acres
1% of Lakeland’s land. Water is left out: Lakeland has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lakeland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cully Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Quality Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Crocker Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
9 places to go in Lakeland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
3.6 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.
3 places 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.
The walking year in Lakeland
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) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 72 | 59 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lakeland →
Lakeland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 95% | C+ |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | 1% | 0.4 | 4 | 96% | B− |
| West Lakeland Township | 6% | 0.3 | 51 | 3% | B− |
| Afton | 8% | 0.9 | 469 | 36% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lakeland
How much of Lakeland 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 Lakeland’s trails?
Jackson Farm Preserve and Humphries Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lakeland?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Lakeland?
19,874 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lakeland have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Lakeland 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 →