Sherin Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: LakeLida at English Wikipedia · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pelican Rapids
Pelican Rapids has 17 acres of parks, 6.5 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #259 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Pelican Rapids?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pelican Rapids have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pelican Rapids is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #259 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pelican Rapids’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home84% 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 21%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 5%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pelican Rapids. 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
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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
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Pelican Rapids’ land. Who manages Pelican Rapids’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3 ac
Conservation Easement · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
5 places to go in Pelican Rapids
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pelican Rapids
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Pelican Rapids
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Pelican Rapids
Sherin Memorial Park/CampgroundFee · In Sherin Park and Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Pickleball
3Soccer
2Baseball
2Tennis
2Softball
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Tracks
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).
O. A. E. Blyberg HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Pelican Rapids
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) | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 18 | 23 | 36 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 38 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pelican Rapids →
Questions about parks and trails in Pelican Rapids
How much of Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids’ trails?
Sherin Park and Sherin Park and Campground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pelican Rapids?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of off-road paths and 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pelican Rapids?
8,548 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pelican Rapids or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pelican Rapids have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #259 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 Pelican Rapids 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 →