Gary Pines
Managed by City of Gary
151 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Myotus · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Gary
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Gary
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 153 acres are parks and preserves, 572 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Gary, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
153 ac
572 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gary Community Club Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
5 places to go in Gary
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Gary
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miUnpaved · 0.5 mi
Agassiz Recreational Trail0.6 mi
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.
Agassiz Recreational TrailBike route
0.3 miCourts & fields
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Gary
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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 16 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 36 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gary →
Questions about parks and trails in Gary
Are dogs allowed on Gary’s trails?
Gary Pines and Gary Community Club Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gary?
791 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gary or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gary 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 →