Lexington Memorial Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: 123dieinafire · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lexington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lexington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Lexington’s land is conserved, about 16 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #224 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
16 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Lexington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lexington is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #224 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lexington’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 44%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 18%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lexington. 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 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.
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
4% of Lexington’s land. Who manages Lexington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city16 ac
Local Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Lexington
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) | 22 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lexington →
Next door
Lexington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | 4% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Blaine | 4% | 0.6 | 13 | 98% | B+ |
| Circle Pines | 27% | 1.3 | 63 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lexington
How much of Lexington is conserved land?
4% 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 Lexington’s trails?
Lexington Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lexington?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lexington?
17,572 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lexington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #224 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 Lexington 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 →