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Stoney Point Park
Park
59 acres2.2 mi of trail
5330373436
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
Outdoors · La Crescent
La Crescent, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 19% of La Crescent is conserved land, roughly 476 acres. There are about 9.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Stoney Point Park (2.2 mi), Vetsch Park (1.8 mi), and Lancer Environmental Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in La Crescent, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
La Crescent outdoors
Conserved land
19%
476 of 2,460 acres
Trails
9.7 mi
2.6 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
91 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
9.7 mi
7.2 mi lanes · 2.2 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
Vetsch Park
Park
25 acres1.8 mi of trail
182725113
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
3
Lancer Environmental Park
Managed by Lacrescent school district
8 acres0.9 mi of trail
Pine Creek
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Vollenweider Park
Park
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
134
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
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 La Crescent
Stoney PointIn Stoney Point Park
Table rock
Unnamed scenic view
Unnamed scenic view
Unnamed scenic view
Unnamed scenic view
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 6.3 miUnpaved 9.1 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Horsetrack Meadows0.9 mi
- Red apple0.7 mi
- Eagle Bluff Loop0.5 mi
- Boy Scout0.4 mi
- McIntosh0.4 mi
- 530.4 mi
- Red Apple Rocks0.4 mi
- 300.3 mi
- Pine Creek0.3 mi
- 10.2 mi
Who protects the land
476 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 14 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 lanes7.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball8
- Tennis4
- Basketball1
- Hockey rinks1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in La Crescent
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Wildlife Refuge 829 acLocal Park 48 acConservation Easement 14 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 829 | Restricted |
| Old Hickory ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Vetsch ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Veterans ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| La Crescent Community Center & ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| John S Harris ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Valley South ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Prospect Hill CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
La Crescent and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crescent | 19.4% | 9.7 mi | 8 |
| La Crescent | 14.5% | 1.1 mi | 1 |
| Dresbach | 1.6% | 0.9 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about La Crescent'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.