Woodland Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Montrose
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Montrose
78 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Montrose, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Montrose’s land is conserved, about 79 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #174 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
79 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Montrose?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Montrose have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Montrose is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #174 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 Montrose’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
79 conserved acres
4% of Montrose’s land. Who manages Montrose’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city76 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Local Park · 74 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pheasant Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| White Trail Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Northridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Lent Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Forest Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Regional Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Thorson Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Carver Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Woodland State Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Montrose
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Montrose
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Montrose
White Tail Ridge Disc Golf
DirectionsBiking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Hawkins, Dr. E. P., Clinic, Hospital and HouseBuilding · listed 1979
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Montrose
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 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 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 Montrose →
Next door
Montrose and its neighbors
Montrose has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose | 4% | 0.1 | 20 | 99% | B |
| Marysville Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 15% | C |
| Woodland Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 41 | 16% | C |
| Waverly | 3% | 0.5 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Montrose
How much of Montrose is conserved land?
4% 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 Montrose’s trails?
Woodland Wildlife Management Area and Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Montrose?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Montrose?
1,392 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montrose or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Montrose have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #174 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 Montrose 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 →