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Outdoors in Orr

Few parks or trails are on the map in Orr

9% of Orr’s land is conserved, about 79 acres. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 82 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Orr, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
9%
79 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
82 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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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 Mickey Elverum Memorial Bog Walk, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Mickey Elverum Memorial Bog Walk

Park
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Mickey Elverum Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Superior National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Kabetogama State Forest

Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
47 acres0.2 mi of trail
Cook Area Grant-in-Aid Snowmobile Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Orr Community Center

Park
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Mickey Elverum Memorial Bog Walk15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
Kabetogama State Forest47 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Orr Community Center11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Directions
Superior National Forest79 acres · United States Forest Service
Lousie Reymond Memorial Park3 acres
Directions
Who protects it

79 conserved acres

9% of Orr’s land. Who manages Orr’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service79 ac
National Forest · 79 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kabetogama Purchase Unit
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service79Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Orr

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

Boat launches in Orr
Orr Public Water Access Site
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Cook Area Grant-in-Aid Snowmobile Trail0.8 mi
Mickey Elverum Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Orr

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)162337526574787667523522
Rain (in)0.90.81.01.92.94.14.03.23.32.61.61.1

February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Orr →

Questions about parks and trails in Orr

Where can I hike in Orr?

The longest trail networks: Mickey Elverum Memorial Bog Walk, 0.3 miles; Kabetogama State Forest, 0.2 miles; Orr Community Center, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Orr’s trails?

Mickey Elverum Memorial Bog Walk and Superior National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Orr?

89,577 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orr or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 156 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Orr 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 →