Katherine Abbott Park
Managed by City of Mahtomedi
72 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mahtomedi
11% of Mahtomedi’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Mahtomedi, 1.1 per square mile of land. 11% of Mahtomedi’s land is conserved, about 239 acres.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #27 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
239 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
263 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
14 mi
12 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Mahtomedi?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mahtomedi have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mahtomedi is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #27 of 274 in Minnesota. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mahtomedi’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (263 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+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 95%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 90%
Water is 39% of Mahtomedi’s area (2 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. 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 Katherine Abbott Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Echo Shores Park
Managed by City of Mahtomedi
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wildwood Park
Managed by City of Mahtomedi
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Southwest Park
Managed by City of Mahtomedi
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Katherine Abbott Park72 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · City of Mahtomedi
DirectionsEcho Shores Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Mahtomedi
Wildwood Park36 acres · City of Mahtomedi
DirectionsSouthwest Park16 acres · City of Mahtomedi
DirectionsWedgewood Park13 acres
DirectionsEcho Park5 acres · City of Mahtomedi
Triangle Park2 acres
DirectionsPheasant Run Park2 acres · City of Mahtomedi
Streetcar park2 acres · City of Mahtomedi
Gosiwin Park2 acres · City of Mahtomedi
Hallam Park1 acres · City of Mahtomedi
Mahtomedi Beach Park1 acres · City of Mahtomedi
DirectionsChautauqua Park1 acres · City of Mahtomedi
Glendale Park1 acres · City of Mahtomedi
DirectionsFernwood Park1 acres · City of Mahtomedi
Who protects it
239 conserved acres
11% of Mahtomedi’s land. Water is left out: Mahtomedi has 3.5 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mahtomedi’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city239 ac
Local Park · 164 acLocal Conservation Area · 75 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Abbott Park Local Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 65 | Open |
| Wildwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Southwest Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Echo Shores Park/Trail Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Wedgewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Dwinnell Nature Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Echo Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pheasant Run Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Gosiwin Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Mahtomedi
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Mahtomedi
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Mahtomedi
Aaron's PlaygroundIn Southwest Park
DirectionsWedgewood ParkIn Wedgewood Park
DirectionsWildwood ParkIn Wildwood Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Mahtomedi
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.7 mi
St Andrews: middle - high school access0.2 mi
OHA grass trail0.2 mi
OHA nature trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
14 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
12 mi
off-road bike paths
2.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
3Basketball
1Soccer
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Mahtomedi
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) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mahtomedi →
Next door
Mahtomedi and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
White Bear Township24 miOakdale13 miGrant5.5 miWhite Bear Lake3.9 miMahtomedi3.8 miDellwood2.5 miBirchwood Village0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahtomedi | 11% | 1.1 | 32 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Dellwood | under 1% | 0.9 | 1 | 59% | C |
| Birchwood Village | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grant | 1% | 0.2 | 32 | 37% | C+ |
| White Bear Lake | 7% | 0.5 | 16 | 99% | A− |
| Oakdale | 4% | 1.2 | 20 | 99% | A |
| White Bear Township | 32% | 3.3 | 162 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mahtomedi
Where can I hike in Mahtomedi?
The longest trail networks: Katherine Abbott Park, 1.7 miles; Echo Shores Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mahtomedi is conserved land?
11% 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 Mahtomedi’s trails?
Katherine Abbott Park and Echo Shores Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mahtomedi?
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of off-road paths and 2.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Mahtomedi?
25,113 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mahtomedi or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 263 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mahtomedi have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #27 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 Mahtomedi 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 →