Kiffmeyer Park
Managed by Saint Agusta Minnesota
20 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Church of St. Mary Help of Christians-Catholic · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in St. Augusta
St. Augusta has 91 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Kiffmeyer Park (0.7 mi), Hidden Lake Park (0.5 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross St. Augusta, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #251 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
105 acres · of 29.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
91 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Augusta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Augusta is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #251 of 274 in Minnesota. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Augusta’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (91 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 8%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Kiffmeyer Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hidden Lake Park
Managed by Saint Augusta
69 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
105 conserved acres
1% of St. Augusta’s land. Who manages St. Augusta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city83 ac
State fish & wildlife22 ac
Local Park · 64 acState Conservation Area · 22 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 64 | Open |
| Luxemburg Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Stearns) State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 22 | Restricted |
| Kiffmeyer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in St. Augusta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in St. Augusta
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Church of St. Mary Help of Christians-CatholicBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in St. Augusta
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 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 39 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Augusta →
Next door
St. Augusta and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
St. Cloud16 miRockville8.4 miLynden Township6.9 miSt. Augusta3.4 miMaine Prairie Township3.0 miFair Haven Township1.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augusta | 1% | 0.1 | 25 | 18% | C |
| St. Cloud | 5% | 0.4 | 23 | 97% | A− |
| Maine Prairie Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 1% | D |
| Rockville | 1% | 0.3 | 161 | 47% | B− |
| Fair Haven Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 24% | D |
| Lynden Township | 1% | 0.3 | 159 | 12% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Augusta
Where can I hike in St. Augusta?
The longest trail networks: Kiffmeyer Park, 0.7 miles; Hidden Lake Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Augusta 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.
Are dogs allowed on St. Augusta’s trails?
Kiffmeyer Park and Hidden Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Augusta?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near St. Augusta?
4,239 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Augusta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 91 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Augusta have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #251 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. Augusta 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 →