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Excelsior Commons
Park
13 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
Outdoors · Excelsior
Excelsior, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.3% of Excelsior is conserved land, roughly 30 acres. Excelsior has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Excelsior, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Excelsior outdoors
Conserved land
5.3%
30 of 559 acres
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
12 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.5 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Excelsior
Unnamed scenic view
Unnamed scenic view in Excelsior Commons
Unnamed scenic view
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
30 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 paths1.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Basketball2
- Baseball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Excelsior
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 28 acLocal Conservation Area 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior ParklandLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| The CommonsLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Open Space #2Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Blue Line Ticket BoothBuilding
Excelsior Veteran's MonumentWar memorial
Old Excelsior School HouseBuilding
Nearby
Excelsior and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior | 5.3% | 0.2 mi | 1 |
| Shorewood | 2.3% | 1.5 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Excelsior'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.