Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Gakona
9% of Gakona’s land is conserved, about 3,414 acres. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Gakona, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3,414 conserved acres
9% of Gakona’s land. Who manages Gakona’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glennallen Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3,414 | Open |
2 places to go in Gakona
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Gakona: June to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 6.0 | 8.7 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 19.9 | 18.9 | 16.0 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 5.0 |
| High (°F) | 5 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 58 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 54 | 36 | 15 | 8 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
April is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 69 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Gakona →
Gakona and its neighbors
Gakona has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gakona | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Chistochina | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gakona
Is there public land near Gakona?
79,788 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gakona or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,410 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gakona neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →