Red Jacket Trail Park, located south of Mankato on Highway 66, offers access to the Red Jacket Trail, as well as views of the Red Jacket Trestle and the beautiful Le Sueur River.
With a theme of "Forgive Everyone Everything," Reconciliation Park in Mankato was dedicated in 1997 to promote healing between Dakota and non-Dakota peoples.
The Rex Macbeth River Trail runs along the west side of the Minnesota River from Riverview Park near the intersections of US 169 and Belgrade Avenue in North Mankato and terminates at Kiwanis Park in the North.
Built in 1947, South Avenue Park is one of the smallest and oldest parks in North Mankato. This quaint space in lower North offers a playground and is right around the corner from the Taylor Library.