City Softball Complex
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pine City
Pine City has 37 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pine City. 1% of Pine City’s land is conserved, about 33 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #239 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
33 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Pine City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine City is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #239 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home89% 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 38%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 13%
Water is 8% of Pine City’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meadow Ridge Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
1% of Pine City’s land. Water is left out: Pine City has 4.4 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pine City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city33 ac
Local Park · 33 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Voyageur Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Chaleen Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pine City Civic Center Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Robinson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Meadow Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Pine City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Pine City
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Pine City
Dragon’s Den
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Pine City
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
4Baseball
1Skate park
1Equestrian
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Pine City
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) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pine City →
Next door
Pine City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine City | 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 89% | C+ |
| Pine City Township | 3% | 0.1 | 44 | 9% | C |
| Pokegama Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pine City
How much of Pine City 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 Pine City’s trails?
City Softball Complex and Voyageur Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pine City?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pine City?
22,578 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pine City have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #239 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 Pine City 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 →