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Robbins Island Park
Managed by City of Willmar
62 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Willmar
Willmar, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.8% of Willmar is conserved land, roughly 475 acres. There are about 7.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Robbins Island Park (0.6 mi) and Ramblewood Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Willmar, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Willmar outdoors
Conserved land
4.8%
475 of 9,910 acres
Trails
7.7 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
21
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
21.5 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 19.5 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
Ramblewood Park
Park
26 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bergquist Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Willmar Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
127 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 21 parks & preserves
Robbins Island Park62 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Willmar
Ramblewood Park26 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Bergquist Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Vos Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Bjorsell Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Willmar Wildlife Management Area127 acres · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Swansson Complex30 acres
Thompson Park23 acres
East Willmar Park6 acres
Sperryville Park5 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 Willmar
Showing 1–10 of 46 playgrounds
Bjorsell ParkIn Bjorsell Park
Bria's PlaygroundIn Jaycee Park
Lincoln ParkIn Lincoln Park
Miller ParkIn Miller Park
Ramblewood ParkIn Ramblewood Park
Willmar Destination PlaygroundIn Robbins Island Park
Unnamed playground in Southside Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Vos Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.0 mi
- Willmar Walks Green1.5 mi
- Willmar Walks Red1.0 mi
- 35th Street Northwest0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
475 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 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 lanes2.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths19.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball25
- Tennis22
- Basketball12
- Soccer10
- Football5
- Volleyball4
- Softball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Willmar
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 334 acState Conservation Area 127 acState Park 13 acConservation Easement 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willmar State Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 127 | Restricted |
| Robbins Island ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Pleasant View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Baker DiamondLocal Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Swansson Field Recreation ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Ramblewood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Hedin ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Thompson ParkState Park | Other state land | 10 | Open |
| Hanson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 22 places
Navy F-14 TomcatAircraft
Willmar State Hospital Administration BuildingBuilding
Willmar State Hospital BuildingBuilding
Willmar State Hospital BuildingBuilding
Willmar State Hospital Cottage #1Building
Willmar State Hospital Cottage #10Building
Willmar State Hospital Cottage #11Building
Willmar State Hospital Cottage #12Building
Willmar State Hospital Cottage #13Building
Willmar State Hospital Cottage #14Building
Nearby
Willmar and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Willmar'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 21.3-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.