Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.09% of Spring Park’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9% of Spring Park’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Spring Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Park is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 42% of Spring Park’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
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
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Pick a walk
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20 conserved acres
9% of Spring Park’s land. Water is left out: Spring Park has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Spring Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Rail Regional Trail Local Park | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
| Thor Thompson Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Thor Thompson Tennis Courts Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Spring Park Bay Boat Landing Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Wilkes Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Spring Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.2 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.
The walking year in Spring Park
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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Park →
Spring Park and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Spring Park
How much of Spring Park is conserved land?
9% 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 Park’s trails?
Thor Thompson Park and Wilkes Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Spring Park?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Spring Park?
16,912 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Spring Park 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 Park 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 →