Windom Park
Park
14 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Charles H. Budd House · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Montevideo
7% of Montevideo’s land is conserved: 222 acres
The biggest trail networks: Windom Park (0.6 mi). 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 99 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #172 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
222 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
99 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
4.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Montevideo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montevideo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montevideo is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #172 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Montevideo’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (99 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13BParks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 37%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Windom Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chinhinta Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Larson Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
222 conserved acres
7% of Montevideo’s land. Who manages Montevideo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land120 ac
Town or city96 ac
State fish & wildlife70 ac
Conservation Easement · 120 acState Conservation Area · 70 acLocal Park · 55 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakan Wakpa State Aquatic Management Area (Chippewa) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 70 | Restricted |
| Wildwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Lagoon Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Smith Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Windom Park Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Chinhinta Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Larson Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Montevideo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Montevideo
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Montevideo
Lagoon Park CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Tennis
7Baseball
2Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Montevideo
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 | 40 | 56 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Montevideo →
Next door
Montevideo and its neighbors
Montevideo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montevideo | 7% | 0.1 | 19 | 89% | B+ |
| Sparta Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stony Run 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 Montevideo
Where can I hike in Montevideo?
The longest trail networks: Windom Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Montevideo is conserved land?
7% 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 Montevideo’s trails?
Windom Park and J Harley Smith Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montevideo?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Montevideo?
1,030 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montevideo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Montevideo have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #172 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 Montevideo 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 →