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Outdoors in Pine Springs

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Pine Springs

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 100 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Springs, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
100 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Pine Springs’ land. Water is left out: Pine Springs has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pine Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown Park
Local Park
Regional agency1Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
OHA nature trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.4 miles of bike routes

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

0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The walking year in Pine Springs

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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)222841566878828071574128
Rain (in)0.80.81.72.94.24.84.24.73.42.81.61.2

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Springs →

Next door

Pine Springs and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Pine Springs— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mahtomedi11%1.13299%+A+
Lake Elmo20%2.022282%A+
Oakdale4%1.22099%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Pine Springs

Where can I bike in Pine Springs?

1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Pine Springs?

23,206 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pine Springs 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 →