Red Lake County Courthouse · Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5Red Lake Falls has 74 acres of parks, 55 for every 1,000 residents
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Red Lake Falls, 1.9 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Red Lake Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Red Lake Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Red Lake Falls is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sportsman's Park Rifle Range
6 places to go in Red Lake Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Red Lake Falls
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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 15 | 21 | 35 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 35 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Red Lake Falls →
Questions about parks and trails in Red Lake Falls
Where can I hike in Red Lake Falls?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Red Lake Falls 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 Red Lake Falls’ trails?
Sportsmans Park and Riverside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Red Lake Falls?
388 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Red Lake Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Red Lake Falls have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Red Lake Falls neighbors.
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 →