Swift Lake Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
First National Bank · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Tracy
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Tracy
59 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Tracy, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 1.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Tracy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tracy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tracy is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tracy’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 (0 mi) · MN 0.5 · U.S. 0.4CPark land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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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.
Lions Wayside Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Tracy City Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Sebastian Park12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSwift Lake Park28 acres
Lions Wayside Park9 acres
Tracy City Park4 acres
Greentown Park2 acres
Legion Park1 acres
Travelers Park1 acres
Things to do
7 places to go in Tracy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tracy
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Tracy
Swift Lake ParkFee · In Swift Lake Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
4Basketball
3Tennis
2Beach volleyball
1Pickleball
1Football
1Soccer
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The walking year in Tracy
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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tracy →
Next door
Tracy and its neighbors
Tracy has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy | under 1% | 0.1 | 29 | 98% | C+ |
| Monroe 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 Tracy
Where can I hike in Tracy?
The longest trail networks: Sebastian Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tracy 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 Tracy’s trails?
Swift Lake Park and Sebastian Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tracy?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes and 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tracy?
1,753 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tracy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tracy have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Tracy 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 →