Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Gardner
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 35 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Gardner, 1.8 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 places to go in Gardner
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Gardner
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 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 17 | 23 | 36 | 54 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 72 | 56 | 37 | 23 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gardner →
Gardner and its neighbors
Gardner has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gardner 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 Gardner
Is there public land near Gardner?
13 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gardner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gardner neighbors.
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 →