Pierz Park
Managed by City of Pierz
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: pierz · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pierz
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Pierz
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Pierz, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Pierz?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pierz have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pierz is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pierz’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+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 54%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to A−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pierz LegionPark
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
American Legion Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Billig Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
4 places to go in Pierz
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pierz
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Pierz
Pierz City Park CampgroundFee · In Pierz Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
8Tennis
5Baseball
2Tracks
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).
St. Joseph's Church-CatholicBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Pierz
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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 55 | 39 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pierz →
Next door
Pierz and its neighbors
Pierz has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierz | under 1% | 0.2 | 23 | 99%+ | B− |
| Pierz 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 Pierz
How much of Pierz 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 Pierz’s trails?
Pierz Park and Pierz LegionPark don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pierz?
318 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pierz or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pierz have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Pierz 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 →