Riverwood Hills Park
Park
19 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Oronoco School · Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oronoco
Oronoco has 60 acres of parks, 36 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Riverwood Hills Park (0.6 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Oronoco, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
60 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Oronoco?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oronoco have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oronoco is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oronoco’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (60 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home88% 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 49%
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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
The longest trail network is Riverwood Hills Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
Riverwood Hills Park19 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
River Park15 acres
DirectionsOronoco Park15 acres
DirectionsCommunity Center Park6 acres
DirectionsMemorial Field Park5 acres
DirectionsAllis Park2 acres · City Of Oronoco
DirectionsThings to do
10 places to go in Oronoco
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Oronoco
Tot LotIn Community Center Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Oronoco
5 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Oronoco
Oronoco City ParkFee · In Oronoco Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis
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).
Oronoco SchoolBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Oronoco
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 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oronoco →
Next door
Oronoco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oronoco | under 1% | 0.3 | 36 | 88% | B− |
| Oronoco Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 7% | D |
| New Haven Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 116 | 26% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oronoco
Where can I hike in Oronoco?
The longest trail networks: Riverwood Hills Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oronoco 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 Oronoco’s trails?
Riverwood Hills Park and River Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oronoco?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oronoco?
5,106 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oronoco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oronoco have?
Ahead of 49% 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 Oronoco 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 →