Half Moon Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Anon a mouse Lee · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Wells
Wells has 13 acres of parks, 5.9 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Wells, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wells?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wells have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wells is ahead of 25% 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 Wells’ 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 land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · MN 24 · U.S. 13CParks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · MN 95% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 25%
LessMore
Water is 7% of Wells’ area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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 Half Moon Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Area Veterans Memorial Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
5 places to go in Wells
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wells
Thompson Park
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Tennis
6Tracks
4Softball
3Baseball
2Beach volleyball
2Football
1Skate park
1Basketball
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 Wells
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 59 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wells →
Questions about parks and trails in Wells
Where can I hike in Wells?
The longest trail networks: Half Moon Park, 0.1 miles; Area Veterans Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wells 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 Wells’ trails?
Half Moon Park and Area Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wells?
100 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wells or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wells have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Wells neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →