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North Park
Park
34 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Albany
Albany, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Albany is conserved land, roughly 45 acres. There are about 1.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in North Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Albany, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Albany outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
45 of 1,453 acres
Trails
1.4 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Highview Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Albany
Unnamed playground in Highview Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in North Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
45 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball11
- Pickleball6
- Basketball2
- Beach volleyball2
- Tennis1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Albany
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 45 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Highview ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Country Estates ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Albany's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.