98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Spring Grove
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Grove, 0.6 per square mile of land. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Spring Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Grove is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds 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
The longest trail network is City Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Roverud Park
Viking Park
3 places to go in Spring Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
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 Spring Grove
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Grove →
Spring Grove and its neighbors
Spring Grove has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Grove | under 1% | 0.6 | 19 | 98% | B |
| Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove
Where can I hike in Spring Grove?
The longest trail networks: City Park, 0.3 miles; Roverud Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spring Grove 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 Spring Grove’s trails?
City Park and Roverud Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spring Grove?
5,805 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Spring Grove have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Spring Grove 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 →