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Outdoors in Burnsville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Burnsville

2 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Burnsville, 1.0 per square mile of land. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Burnsville City Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
2Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Burnsville BridgeStructure · listed 1995
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Burnsville: April and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)424655687683868579685746
Rain (in)3.73.34.43.95.15.05.33.93.63.43.13.9

November is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Burnsville →

Questions about parks and trails in Burnsville

Are dogs allowed on Burnsville’s trails?

Burnsville City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Burnsville?

19,355 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burnsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Burnsville 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 →