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MB Johnson Park
Managed by City of Moorhead
111 acres7.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Moorhead
Moorhead, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.2% of Moorhead is conserved land, roughly 733 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in MB Johnson Park (7.4 mi), Gooseberry Park (2.1 mi), and Bluestem Center for the Arts (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Moorhead, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Moorhead outdoors
Conserved land
5.2%
733 of 14,154 acres
Trails
22 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
31
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
64.1 mi
9.6 mi lanes · 50.5 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.
2
Gooseberry Park
Managed by Moorhead Parks & Rec
46 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bluestem Center for the Arts
Park
60 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Horn Park
Managed by City of Moorhead
15 acres0.8 mi of trail
Horn Park MTB Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
5
Riverfront Park
Managed by City of Moorhead
20 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Viking Ship Park
Managed by City of Moorhead
16 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 31 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 31 parks & preserves
MB Johnson Park111 acres · 7.4 mi of trail · City of Moorhead
Gooseberry Park46 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · Moorhead Parks & Rec
Bluestem Center for the Arts60 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Horn Park15 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of Moorhead
Riverfront Park20 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Moorhead
Viking Ship Park16 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Moorhead
Horizon Shores Park36 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Homestead Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Moorhead
Southside Regional Park96 acres
Woodlawn Park30 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Moorhead
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Evergreen Park
Natural Play HillIn Riverfront Park
Village Green East Park
Unnamed playground in Angela's Addition Park
Unnamed playground in Allyson's Park
Unnamed playground in Hampton Place Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
62 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Moorhead.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 9.9 miUnpaved 13.2 mi
- Horn Park MTB Trail0.9 mi
- Homestead Ski Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
733 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes9.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths50.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes4.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball36
- Baseball32
- Soccer31
- Tennis31
- Tracks19
- Football15
- Pickleball10
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Moorhead
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 732 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Regional ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 120 | Open |
| Mb Johnson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 110 | Open |
| Centennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Gooseberry Mound ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Trollwood Performing Arts ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Woodlawn ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| College ParkLocal Park | Other state land | 34 | Open |
| Horizon Shores ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Bob Fogel Riparian ForestLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Riverfront ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Bergquist Pioneer CabinBuilding
Comstock HouseFee · Building
Fargo Flood Control ProjectPlaque
Hans Nielsen Hauge MonumentMonument
Ivar Aasen MonumentMonument
Park School ApartmentsBuilding
President's ResidenceBuilding
Rourke Art GalleryBuilding
St. John the Divine Episcopal ChurchBuilding
Evergreen CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Moorhead and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Moorhead'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 26.6-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.