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Outdoors in Gackle

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Gackle’s land is conserved, about 13 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
13 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
7.6 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

13 conserved acres

3% of Gackle’s land. Who manages Gackle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13 ac
Conservation Easement · 13 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

4 places to go in Gackle

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

Campgrounds in Gackle
Gackle RV ParkFee
Directions
THE HONEY HUB (Free For Cyclists)
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
1Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Gackle: August 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192436526675817970543724
Rain (in)0.50.60.81.53.23.43.42.42.21.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gackle →

Next door

Gackle and its neighbors

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Finn Township29 miGriffin Township23 miGackle0.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Gackle— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Finn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Griffin Township— 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 Gackle

Is there public land near Gackle?

2,592 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gackle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gackle 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 →