Lawcon Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Isaac Bargen House · Photo: Jatakuck · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mountain Lake
Mountain Lake has 8 acres of parks, 4.1 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Mountain Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mountain Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain Lake is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mountain Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13CParks close to home92% 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 18%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mountain 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 D to C. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
3 places to go in Mountain Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mountain Lake
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Mountain Lake
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Pickleball
2Soccer
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
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).
Isaac Bargen HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Mountain 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mountain Lake →
Next door
Mountain Lake and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Lake | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 92% | C− |
| Midway Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake
How much of Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake’s trails?
Lawcon Park and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mountain Lake?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mountain Lake?
124 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mountain Lake have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Mountain 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 →