11% of Minneapolis’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Theodore Wirth Park, with 10.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

3,853 conserved acres

11% of Minneapolis’ land. Water is left out: Minneapolis has 54.0 square miles of land and 3.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Minneapolis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

547 places to go in Minneapolis

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

8 named trails and 41 lakes & rivers

297 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

152 places on the National Register, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 131 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

The walking year in Minneapolis

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.

Minneapolis and its neighbors

Minneapolis has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

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