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Outdoors in Gallatin Gateway

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gallatin Gateway

9% of Gallatin Gateway’s land is conserved, about 357 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Gallatin Gateway.

Conserved land
9%
357 acres · of 5.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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

357 conserved acres

9% of Gallatin Gateway’s land. Who manages Gallatin Gateway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits729 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Conservation Easement · 566 acUnknown Easement · 163 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 356 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Axtell Bridge Fishing Access Site
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.5 miles of bike routes

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

1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Gallatin Gateway InnBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Gallatin Gateway: July to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)343746546473838372574333
Rain (in)0.50.61.01.92.62.81.31.21.41.50.80.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gallatin Gateway →

Next door

Gallatin Gateway and its neighbors

Gallatin Gateway has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Gallatin Gateway— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Four Corners5%0.21758%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Gallatin Gateway

Where can I bike in Gallatin Gateway?

1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Gallatin Gateway?

65,501 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gallatin Gateway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gallatin Gateway 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 →