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Outdoors in Gaastra

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Gaastra

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Gaastra’s land is conserved, about 43 acres. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 146 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
4%
43 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
146 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
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

43 conserved acres

4% of Gaastra’s land. Who manages Gaastra’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources40 ac
Town or city3 ac
State Conservation Area · 40 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Crystal Falls State Forest Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources40Open
Unknown Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Gaastra

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Gaastra

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

1.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Soccer
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Gaastra: May and 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)212638516574787568533826
Rain (in)1.31.11.62.73.33.93.83.33.63.42.01.6

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gaastra →

Next door

Gaastra and its neighbors

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Stambaugh Township183 miCaspian1.1 miGaastra0.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Gaastra— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stambaugh Township46%1.01,83343%A
Caspian— 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 Gaastra

Where can I bike in Gaastra?

1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Gaastra?

52,910 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gaastra or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gaastra 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 →