Zumbrota Covered Bridge · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Zumbrota has 79 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Zumbrota, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of Zumbrota’s land is conserved, about 63 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #168 of 274 in Minnesota. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Zumbrota?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Zumbrota have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Zumbrota is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #168 of 274 in Minnesota. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
East Park
63 conserved acres
3% of Zumbrota’s land. Who manages Zumbrota’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covered Bridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Covered Bridge Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Skate Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| East Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
8 places to go in Zumbrota
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
3.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Zumbrota
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 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Zumbrota →
Zumbrota and its neighbors
Zumbrota has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zumbrota | 3% | 0.5 | 20 | 82% | B+ |
| Zumbrota Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Minneola 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 Zumbrota
How much of Zumbrota 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 Zumbrota’s trails?
Covered Bridge Park and East Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Zumbrota?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Zumbrota?
746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zumbrota or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Zumbrota have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #168 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 Zumbrota neighbors.
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 →