Silverwood Park
Park
71 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Anthony
20% of St. Anthony’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. 20% of St. Anthony’s land is conserved, about 298 acres. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross St. Anthony, 1.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #9 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
298 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
333 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is St. Anthony?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Anthony have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Anthony is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #9 of 274 in Minnesota. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Anthony’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4APark land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (333 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+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 98%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 97%
Water is 5% of St. Anthony’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 20%.
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 Silverwood Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 8 parks & preserves
Silverwood Park71 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsSalo Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsSilver Point Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsEmerald Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCentral Park28 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWater Tower Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsStinson Parkway3 acres · Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
DirectionsTrillium Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
298 conserved acres
20% of St. Anthony’s land. Water is left out: St. Anthony has 2.2 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages St. Anthony’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city178 ac
Regional agency120 ac
Local Park · 163 acLocal Recreation Area · 135 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Golf Local Park | Town or city | 146 | Open |
| Silverwood Special Recreation Feature Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 120 | Open |
| Central Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Silver Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Stinson Pkwy Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Emerald Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Northeast Diagonal Regional Trail Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Trillium Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in St. Anthony
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in St. Anthony
Natural Play AreaIn Silverwood Park
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
8Soccer
4Basketball
3Baseball
2Pickleball
2Softball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in St. Anthony
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) | 22 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Anthony →
Next door
St. Anthony and its neighbors
St. Anthony 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anthony | 20% | 1.6 | 34 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Minneapolis | 11% | 1.5 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| New Brighton | 14% | 0.4 | 28 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Anthony
Where can I hike in St. Anthony?
The longest trail networks: Silverwood Park, 0.5 miles; Salo Park, 0.5 miles; Silver Point Park, 0.3 miles; Central Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Anthony is conserved land?
20% 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 St. Anthony’s trails?
Silverwood Park and Salo Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Anthony?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Anthony?
28,816 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Anthony or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 333 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Anthony have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #9 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 St. Anthony 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 →