Maynard S. Gilmore Park
Managed by Isabella County
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lake Isabella
9% of Lake Isabella’s land is conserved: 194 acres
7 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Isabella, 0.5 per square mile of land. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
194 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
4 beaches · 3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Isabella have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Isabella is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Isabella’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home28% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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Water is 25% of Lake Isabella’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
194 conserved acres
9% of Lake Isabella’s land. Water is left out: Lake Isabella has 3.5 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Isabella’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners190 ac
County5 ac
Private Park · 190 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pines Private Park | Private owners | 190 | Restricted |
| Gilmore County Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Lake Isabella
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lake Isabella
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Lake Isabella
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Lake Isabella
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Lake Isabella
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lake Isabella: July and September
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Isabella →
Next door
Lake Isabella and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Isabella | 9% | 0.5 | 3 | 28% | C+ |
| Sherman Township | 1% | 0.3 | 32 | 31% | C+ |
| Broomfield Township | 2% | 0.3 | 218 | 20% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Isabella
How much of Lake Isabella is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Lake Isabella’s trails?
Maynard S. Gilmore Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Isabella?
4,872 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Isabella or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Isabella have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Isabella 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 →