Sunrise Unit
Nature preserve
4,050 acres1.1 mi of trail
Stacy Lane North
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
D−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stacy
Few parks or trails are on the map in Stacy
The biggest trail networks: Sunrise Unit (1.1 mi), Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area (1 mi). 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Stacy, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 28.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
7.1 mi lanes · 8.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stacy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stacy is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
D−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stacy’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical MN town 5% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 4%
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Minnesota towns of 2,500+ (274)#274 of 274
Water is 5% of Stacy’s area (2 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stacy. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. 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 Sunrise Unit, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
4,970 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Things to do
1 places to go in Stacy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stacy
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Stacy Lane North0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.2 mi
off-road bike paths
1.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Stacy
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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Stacy →
Next door
Stacy and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Linwood Township6.6 miOxford Township5.5 miChisago City3.2 miChisago Lake Township2.9 miStacy2.7 miNorth Branch2.3 miWyoming0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| North Branch | 3% | 0.1 | 29 | 67% | B− |
| Chisago City | 1% | 0.2 | 21 | 59% | C+ |
| Wyoming | 1% | under 0.1 | 15 | 71% | C |
| Oxford Township | 2% | 0.2 | 224 | 8% | B− |
| Linwood Township | 6% | 0.2 | 287 | 40% | B |
| Chisago Lake Township | 1% | 0.1 | 24 | 19% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stacy
Where can I hike in Stacy?
The longest trail networks: Sunrise Unit, 1.1 miles; Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stacy 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 Stacy’s trails?
Sunrise Unit and Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stacy?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.1 of painted or protected lanes, 8.2 of off-road paths and 1.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Stacy?
21,424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stacy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stacy have?
Ahead of 4% 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 Stacy 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 →