Summit Pointe, Ridgeview Manor & Orchard Ridge, Rochester MN
Northwest Rochester · about 14 min to Mayo Clinic downtown
About Summit Pointe, Ridgeview Manor & Orchard Ridge
Summit Pointe, Ridgeview Manor and Orchard Ridge are neighboring northwest Rochester subdivisions, just north and west of North Park. Olmsted County records list the Summit Pointe plats (through Summit Pointe 7th), the Ridgeview Manor plats (through Ridgeview Manor 6th) and Orchard Ridge 1st Addition, with about 860 parcels classed as single-family homes.
Ridge View Manor Park, Summit Pointe Park and Weatherstone Park are each within about half a mile of the middle of the area, and the Douglas State Trail passes nearby. Dakota Middle School is about half a mile away.
Sources: Olmsted County parcel records (plat names, land use, school district)
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Parks and schools nearby
Parks nearby
- Ridge View Manor Park · 0.2 mi
- Summit Pointe Park · 0.3 mi
- Weatherstone Park · 0.4 mi
- Douglas State Trail · 0.5 mi
- Harvest View Park · 0.7 mi
Rochester public schools nearby
- Dakota Middle School · 0.5 mi
- Gibbs Elementary School · 0.8 mi
Nearest by distance, not necessarily the assigned school. Confirm with Rochester Public Schools’ Find Your School.
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Straight-line distances from the middle of the neighborhood. Park and school locations are from OpenStreetMap; the school list is checked against the Minnesota Department of Education’s list of Rochester Public Schools.
Commute from Summit Pointe, Ridgeview Manor & Orchard Ridge
| From | Downtown campus (Gonda) | Saint Marys campus |
|---|---|---|
| Summit Pointe, Ridgeview Manor & Orchard Ridge | 14 min7.5 mi | 13 min7.2 mi |
Approximate driving times from the OSRM route planner (OpenStreetMap data), calculated 2026-10-02 for normal, light traffic, not rush hour. Downtown construction and winter weather can add time. Times are to the campus area, not to a specific ramp or door.
Bus and transit options
- Rochester Public Transit (RPT) runs city bus routes, including park-and-ride express service from three lots to Saint Marys and downtown. Parking at the RPT park-and-ride lots is free and the regular fare is $2; Mayo Clinic employees show their Mayo ID for employer-sponsored fares (City of Rochester). Mayo’s staff commuting flyer names the lots as N. Broadway (CMX Chateau Theater), the Olmsted County Fairgrounds and 75th Street NW.
- Link, a fare-free 2.8-mile bus rapid transit line linking the West Transit Village, Mayo Clinic campuses and downtown, is under construction. The city expects first rides in August 2027 (City of Rochester, Sept. 2026).
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