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Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
27 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Hastings
Hastings, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Hastings is conserved land, roughly 923 acres. There are about 2.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hastings, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Hastings outdoors
Conserved land
13%
923 of 7,116 acres
Trails
2.7 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
28
42 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
28.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 27.6 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
Cari Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Gores Aquatic Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
241 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Vermillion River Linear Park
Park
106 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 28 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 28 parks & preserves
Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area27 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Cari Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Vermillion River Linear Park106 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Old Mill Park21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Hastings Wildlife Management Area2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Gores Aquatic Management Area241 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Hastings SNA66 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Veterans Athletic Complex53 acres
C P Adams Park42 acres
Vermillion Falls Park31 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Waterfalls in Hastings
Vermillion Falls
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.0 mi
- Shoreline Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
923 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 124 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths27.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball18
- Basketball15
- Tennis14
- Soccer9
- Tracks9
- Pickleball3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Hastings
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Recreation or Education Easement 600 acLocal Park 292 acState Conservation Area 281 acNational Public Lands 188 acLocal Recreation Area 39 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Rebecca ParkNational Public Lands | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 188 | Open |
| Gores State Aquatic Management Area (Dakota)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 188 | Restricted |
| Vermillion Falls ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 117 | Open |
| Hastings State Scientific and Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 65 | Restricted |
| Veterans Athletic ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Cp Adams ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Hastings Sand Coulee State Scientific and Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 22 | Restricted |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Old Mill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Rivertown Dog ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Spiral Bridge MonumentMonument
Veterans Memorial Levee ParkWar memorial
Lakeside CemeteryCemetery
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Saint Luke's CemeteryCemetery
Soldiers and Sailors CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Hastings and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Hastings'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.