Heritage Park
Park
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mapleton
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Mapleton
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Mapleton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Mapleton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mapleton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mapleton is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mapleton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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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 Heritage Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
3 places to go in Mapleton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mapleton
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
2Baseball
2Softball
1Beach volleyball
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Mapleton
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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mapleton →
Next door
Mapleton and its neighbors
Mapleton has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton | under 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 97% | C+ |
| Mapleton 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 Mapleton
Where can I hike in Mapleton?
The longest trail networks: Heritage Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mapleton 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 Mapleton’s trails?
Heritage Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mapleton?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mapleton?
156 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mapleton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mapleton have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Mapleton 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 →