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Gardena Corner Service - Gardena, North Dakota 5-22-2008Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Gardena

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gardena

2% of Gardena’s land is conserved, about 5 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Gardena, 2.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
5 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
2.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

2% of Gardena’s land. Who manages Gardena’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5 ac
Conservation Easement · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

The best walking months in Gardena: May, 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.814.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)172134526675808070543521
Rain (in)0.50.50.70.92.43.82.82.21.51.30.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gardena →

Questions about parks and trails in Gardena

Is there public land near Gardena?

499 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gardena or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gardena 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 →