Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Mayer has 24 acres of parks, 9.7 for every 1,000 residents
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Mayer, 1.4 per square mile of land. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #217 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mayer?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mayer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mayer is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #217 of 274 in Minnesota. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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.
Meadow Park
5 places to go in Mayer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3.8 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 Mayer
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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mayer →
Mayer and its neighbors
Mayer has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayer | under 1% | 1.4 | 10 | 75% | B− |
| Camden Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Waconia Township | 3% | 0.1 | 31 | 14% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mayer
How much of Mayer 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 Mayer’s trails?
Old Schoolhouse Park and Meadow Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mayer?
3.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mayer?
5,379 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mayer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mayer have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #217 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 Mayer 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 →