1
Jessen's Park
Park
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · St. Charles
St. Charles, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.3% of St. Charles is conserved land, roughly 103 acres. There are about 1.8 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. Charles, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
St. Charles outdoors
Conserved land
4.3%
103 of 2,386 acres
Trails
1.8 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
8
26 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.4 mi
2.4 mi lanes · 7.9 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
Saint Charles City Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Brookwood Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Whispering Hills Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in St. Charles
Tot LotIn Brookwood Park
Tot LotIn Meadowview Park
Tot LotIn Jessen's Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Saint Charles City Park
Unnamed playground in Saint Charles City Park
Unnamed playground in Kieffer Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Whispering Hills Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
103 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 7 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 lanes2.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths7.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer4
- Volleyball4
- Baseball3
- Basketball2
- Tennis2
- Pickleball2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in St. Charles
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 96 acConservation Easement 7 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessens ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Brookwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Whispering Hills ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Meadow View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Kieffer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Hillside CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
St. Charles and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles | 4.3% | 1.8 mi | 8 |
| St. Charles | 0.6% | 0.6 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about St. Charles'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.