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Old store in GiselaPhoto: Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Gisela

More than half of Gisela’s land is conserved: 71%

71% of Gisela’s land is conserved, about 1,281 acres. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Gisela, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
71%
1,281 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1,281 conserved acres

71% of Gisela’s land. Who manages Gisela’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1,281 ac
National Forest · 1,281 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tonto National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,281Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Gisela

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.39.9
High (°F)6265727988991019994837160
Rain (in)2.11.91.60.50.30.11.92.11.51.01.21.8

June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 101 °F). 2.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 101 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gisela →

Questions about parks and trails in Gisela

Is there public land near Gisela?

205,956 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gisela or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,287 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gisela neighbors.

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Sources

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 →