Roseau City Park
Park
41 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Roseau
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Roseau
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Roseau, 1.6 per square mile of land. 101 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #41 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
74 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
101 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
2.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Roseau?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Roseau have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Roseau is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #41 of 274 in Minnesota. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Roseau’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (101 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13A−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 93%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 85%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
The longest trail network is Roseau City Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Roseau Community School Playgrounds/Athletic Fields
Park
43 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Roseau City Park41 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
River View Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsRoseau Community School Playgrounds/Athletic Fields43 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Ruben J. Halvorson Field8 acres
DirectionsNorth Star Park2 acres
West Side Park1 acres
Mother's Memory Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
74 conserved acres
4% of Roseau’s land. Who manages Roseau’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city74 ac
Local Park · 74 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rams Sports Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Roseau City Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| River View Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Mother'S Memory Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| North Star Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Roseau
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Roseau
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Roseau
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Roseau
Roseau City Park CampgroundFee · In Roseau City Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Baseball
6Tennis
2Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Roseau
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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 14 | 20 | 35 | 51 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 68 | 52 | 34 | 20 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Roseau →
Next door
Roseau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseau | 4% | 1.6 | 37 | 99%+ | A |
| Jadis Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Spruce 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 Roseau
Where can I hike in Roseau?
The longest trail networks: Roseau City Park, 0.6 miles; River View Park, 0.3 miles; Roseau Community School Playgrounds/Athletic Fields, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Roseau is conserved land?
4% 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 Roseau’s trails?
Roseau City Park and River View Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Roseau?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Roseau?
26,957 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roseau or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Roseau have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #41 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 Roseau 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 →