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Lake Elmo Park Reserve
Managed by Washington County Parks
2,444 acres21.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Lake Elmo
Lake Elmo, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Lake Elmo is conserved land, roughly 2,770 acres. There are about 44 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lake Elmo Park Reserve (21.1 mi), Sunfish Lake Park (11.8 mi), and Reid Park (3.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lake Elmo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lake Elmo outdoors
Conserved land
18%
2,770 of 15,374 acres
Trails
44 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 36 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
26
211 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
62.3 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 42.2 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
Sunfish Lake Park
Park
280 acres11.8 mi of trail
Black LoopBlue LoopGreen Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Reid Park
Park
66 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Ridge Park
Managed by City of Lake Elmo
28 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Heritage Park
Managed by City of Lake Elmo
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 26 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 26 parks & preserves
Lake Elmo Park Reserve2,444 acres · 21.1 mi of trail · Washington County Parks
Sunfish Lake Park280 acres · 11.8 mi of trail
Reid Park66 acres · 3.4 mi of trail
Ridge Park28 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Lake Elmo
Heritage Park13 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Lake Elmo
Pebble Park18 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Kleis Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DeMontreville Wildlife Park34 acres · City of Lake Elmo
Schlitgen Park28 acres · City of Lake Elmo
Ivywood Park14 acres · City of Lake Elmo
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Lake Elmo
Elmo's Pup Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 20.3 miHorses 13.7 miUnpaved 27.8 mi
- Black Loop1.9 mi
- Blue Loop1.1 mi
- Green Loop0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 28 places
Berschen's PondBeutel's PondClear LakeCrombie PondDeer PondDirk's PondpondDowns LakeDurand's PondpondEagle Point LakeEden Park Pond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,770 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 119 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 lanes0.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths42.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes19.5 mi
- Sunfish Lake (bike route)4.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball16
- Pickleball14
- Tennis13
- Basketball4
- Volleyball2
- Beach volleyball2
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lake Elmo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 2,651 acOther Easement 119 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake ElmoLocal Park | County | 2,166 | Open |
| Sunfish Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 311 | Open |
| Reid ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Demontreville Wildlife ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Pebble ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Tana Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Tablyn ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Carriage Station ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 8 | Open |
Nearby
Lake Elmo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elmo | 18% | 43.5 mi | 26 |
| Oakdale | 4.4% | 13.2 mi | 19 |
| Stillwater | 10.2% | 12.6 mi | 6 |
| West Lakeland | 5.7% | 3.2 mi | 3 |
| Woodbury | 12.9% | 9.7 mi | 58 |
| Baytown | 6% | 1.3 mi | 6 |
| Grant | 0.8% | 5.5 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lake Elmo'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.