Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Long Lake
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Long Lake’s land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Long Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Long Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Long Lake is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Water is 10% of Long Lake’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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.
Hardin Park
22 conserved acres
4% of Long Lake’s land. Water is left out: Long Lake has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Long Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Nelson Lakeside Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Dexter Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hardin Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Luce Line Trail (Dnr Trail) Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Long Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
3 lakes & rivers
2.9 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.
The walking year in Long Lake
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 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Long Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Long Lake
How much of Long Lake 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 Long Lake’s trails?
Nelson Lakeside Park and Holbrook Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Long Lake?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Long Lake?
18,860 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Long Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Long Lake have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Long Lake 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 →