Jevne Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Medicine Lake
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Medicine Lake
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Medicine Lake’s land is conserved, about 3 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
3 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Medicine Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Medicine Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Medicine Lake is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Medicine Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% 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 land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 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 46%
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Water is more than half of Medicine Lake’s area (0 of 0 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Medicine Lake. 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
3% of Medicine Lake’s land. Water is left out: Medicine Lake has 0.2 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Medicine Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jevne Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Medicine 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 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
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 Medicine Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Medicine Lake
How much of Medicine Lake is conserved land?
3% 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 Medicine Lake’s trails?
Jevne Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Medicine Lake?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Medicine Lake?
20,316 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Medicine Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Medicine Lake have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Medicine Lake 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 →