Cedar Ridge Trail
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Le Sueur
9% of Le Sueur’s land is conserved: 284 acres
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Le Sueur, 0.2 per square mile of land. 47 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #188 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
284 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
47 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Le Sueur?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Le Sueur have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Le Sueur is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #188 of 274 in Minnesota. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Le Sueur’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (47 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 61%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 32%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Le Sueur. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
284 conserved acres
9% of Le Sueur’s land. Who manages Le Sueur’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land200 ac
Town or city45 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)39 ac
Conservation Easement · 239 acLocal Park · 35 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 239 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Bruce Frank Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Jo Eagle Anderson Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| American Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| River Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Cedar Trail Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Mother Louise Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Le Sueur
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Le Sueur
Public Swimming pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Le Sueur
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Le Sueur
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Le Sueur
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Le Sueur
Le Sueur Landing
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
4Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Le Sueur
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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Le Sueur →
Next door
Le Sueur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sueur | 9% | 0.2 | 11 | 86% | B |
| Tyrone Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Henderson 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 Sueur
How much of Le Sueur is conserved land?
9% 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 Sueur’s trails?
Cedar Ridge Trail doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Le Sueur?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Le Sueur?
2,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Le Sueur or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Le Sueur have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #188 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 Sueur 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 →