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Gold Hill Historic District Gold Hill COPhoto: Hustvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Gold Hill

38% of Gold Hill’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 38% of Gold Hill’s land is conserved, about 491 acres. 69 acres are parks and preserves, 390 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
38%
491 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
390 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

491 conserved acres

38% of Gold Hill’s land. Who manages Gold Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County299 ac
U.S. Forest Service189 ac
Town or city17 ac
National Forest · 189 acUnknown Easement · 119 acConservation Easement · 109 acLocal Other or Unknown · 88 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 214 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Roosevelt National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service189Open
Schmidt Trust
Local Other or Unknown
County51Open
Gold Hill Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city15Unknown
Steen
Local Other or Unknown
County14Open
USFS Exchange - Goldhill
Local Other or Unknown
County7Open
Gold Hill Meadow
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city2Unknown
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Inspiration Point0.1 mi
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Gold Hill Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Gold Hill: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)373744505971767467564437
Rain (in)0.70.91.72.82.82.02.42.31.71.30.90.6

December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 2.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Gold Hill →

Questions about parks and trails in Gold Hill

Is there public land near Gold Hill?

99,333 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gold Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 305 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gold Hill neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →