Memorial Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jatakuck · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in St. James
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in St. James
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross St. James. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 5.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #223 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
48 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is St. James?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. James have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. James is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #223 of 274 in Minnesota. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. James’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land5.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13CParks 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 45%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)Ahead of 19%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Southside Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Deer Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Malmrose Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
48 conserved acres
3% of St. James’ land. Who manages St. James’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Other state land21 ac
Local Park · 23 acConservation Easement · 21 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Tiell Park And Municiple Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Southside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Malmrose Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Deer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Toddler Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in St. James
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in St. James
St. James Municipal CGFee
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in St. James
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 59 | 43 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. James →
Next door
St. James and its neighbors
St. James 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. James | 3% | under 0.1 | 6 | 99%+ | B− |
| St. James Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rosendale 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 St. James
Where can I hike in St. James?
The longest trail networks: Deer Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. James is conserved land?
3% 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. James’ trails?
Memorial Park and Southside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. James?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. James?
81 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. James or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. James have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #223 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. James 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 →