Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Rush City has 56 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Rush City, 0.3 per square mile of land. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #234 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rush City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rush City is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #234 of 274 in Minnesota. Park acres per resident 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.
13 conserved acres
1% of Rush City’s land. Who manages Rush City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Rush City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Rush 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Rush City →
Rush City and its neighbors
Rush City has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush City | 1% | 0.3 | 17 | 58% | C+ |
| Rushseba Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nessel Township | 4% | under 0.1 | 57 | 3% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rush City
How much of Rush 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.
Where can I bike in Rush City?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rush City?
27,784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rush City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 56 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rush City have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #234 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 Rush City 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 →