Minot Outdoor Recreation Area
Managed by Minot Parks
240 acres3.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Eastwood Park Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Minot
Minot has 26 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Minot Outdoor Recreation Area (3.9 mi), South Hill Complex (1 mi), Jack Hoeven Baseball Park (0.8 mi). 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Minot’s land is conserved, about 501 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #10 of 23 in North Dakota. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
501 acres · of 27.8 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
592 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
24 mi
24 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Minot?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Minot have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Minot is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #10 of 23 in North Dakota. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Minot’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical ND town 3% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · ND 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (592 acres) · ND 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · ND 71% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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North Dakota towns of 2,500+ (23)Ahead of 59%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Minot Outdoor Recreation Area, with 3.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jack Hoeven Baseball Park
Park
50 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Scandinavian Heritage Park
Park
5 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Nubbin Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 15 parks & preserves
Minot Outdoor Recreation Area240 acres · 3.9 mi of trail · Minot Parks
DirectionsSouth Hill Complex41 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsJack Hoeven Baseball Park50 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsMoose Park24 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsScandinavian Heritage Park5 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsRadio City Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsNubbin Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Oak Park62 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRoosevelt Park39 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRiverside Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Keith White Sertoma Complex30 acres
DirectionsPolaris Park13 acres
Hammond Park6 acres
DirectionsLeach Park5 acres
Green Valley Park3 acres
Who protects it
501 conserved acres
3% of Minot’s land. Who manages Minot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency260 ac
State land board241 ac
State Resource Management Area · 241 acLocal Park · 161 acLocal Recreation Area · 99 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nd State Lands - Surface Ownership State Resource Management Area | State land board | 241 | Open |
| Oak Park Local Park | Regional agency | 62 | Open |
| Roosevelt Park & Zoo Local Park | Regional agency | 47 | Open |
| South Hill Complex Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 33 | Open |
| Sertoma Softball Complex Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 33 | Open |
| Jack Hoeven Park Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Polaris Park Local Park | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Nubbin Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Corbett Field Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Radio City Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
22 places to go in Minot
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Minot
Oak Park PlaygroundIn Oak Park
DirectionsSplash PadIn Oak Park
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Minot
Dakota Bark ParkIn Jack Hoeven Baseball Park
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Minot
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.8 mi
11th Street Northwest0.2 mi
12th Street Northwest0.2 mi
30th Street Southwest0.1 mi
33rd Avenue Southwest0.1 mi
Biking & sports
24 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
24 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
30Tennis
22Baseball
9Basketball
6Football
5Soccer
2Softball
2Beach volleyball
2Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Eastwood Park BridgeStructure · listed 1975
About itSoo Line Passenger DepotBuilding · listed 1978
About itU.S. Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1980
About itMinot Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itMinot Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 1980
About itUnion National Bank and AnnexBuilding · listed 1983
About itTufveson HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itAndrew Carr Sr. HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itWard County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itEastwood Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1986
About itMinot Industrial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1986
About itWestland Oil Filling StationBuilding · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Minot: August and September
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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 24 | 36 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 81 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Minot →
Next door
Minot and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Eureka Township28 miSundre Township27 miMinot26 miAfton Township20 miHarrison Township9.9 miNedrose Township7.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minot | 3% | 0.9 | 12 | 67% | B |
| Nedrose Township | under 1% | 0.3 | 15 | 20% | C− |
| Harrison Township | under 1% | 0.5 | 24 | 62% | C+ |
| Afton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sundre Township | 1% | 0.8 | 140 | 21% | B− |
| Eureka 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 Minot
Where can I hike in Minot?
The longest trail networks: Minot Outdoor Recreation Area, 3.9 miles; South Hill Complex, 1 miles; Jack Hoeven Baseball Park, 0.8 miles; Moose Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Minot is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Dakota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Minot’s trails?
Minot Outdoor Recreation Area and South Hill Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Minot?
24 miles of bike routes are on the map: 24 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Minot?
1,015 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 594 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Minot have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #10 of 23 in North Dakota. 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 Minot 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 →