Sipe Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Osseo
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Osseo
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Osseo, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #240 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Osseo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Osseo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Osseo is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #240 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Osseo’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 12%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Boerboom Veterans Memorial Park
Managed by City of Osseo
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
1% of Osseo’s land. Who manages Osseo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sipes Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Boerboom Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Osseo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Osseo
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
3Football
2Soccer
2Tennis
2Basketball
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).
Osseo Water TowerStructure · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Osseo
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 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Osseo →
Next door
Osseo and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osseo | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Maple Grove | 10% | 0.6 | 36 | 94% | A |
| Brooklyn Park | 11% | 0.6 | 23 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Osseo
How much of Osseo is conserved land?
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 Osseo’s trails?
Sipe Park and Boerboom Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Osseo?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Osseo?
20,941 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osseo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Osseo have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #240 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 Osseo 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 →