South Park
Park
16 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Le Center
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Le Center
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Le Center, 0.2 per square mile of land. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #215 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Le Center?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Le Center have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Le Center is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #215 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Le Center’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 22%
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
The longest trail network is South Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Centennial Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
North Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Courthouse Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
4 places to go in Le Center
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Le Center
Le Center Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Le Center
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Tennis
5Baseball
3Basketball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Le Sueur County Courthouse and JailBuilding · listed 1981
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Le Center
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Le Center →
Next door
Le Center and its neighbors
Le Center has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Center | under 1% | 0.2 | 16 | 99%+ | B− |
| Lexington 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 Le Center
Where can I hike in Le Center?
The longest trail networks: South Park, 0.2 miles; Courthouse Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Le Center 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 Le Center’s trails?
South Park and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Le Center?
491 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Le Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Le Center have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #215 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 Le Center 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 →