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Outdoors in Gwinner

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gwinner

30% of Gwinner’s land is conserved, about 382 acres. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Gwinner, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
30%
382 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Highest peak
1,470 ft
Whitestone Hill
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Main City Park

Managed by Gwinner Park Board
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Maplewood Park

Managed by Gwinner Park Board
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

382 conserved acres

30% of Gwinner’s land. Who manages Gwinner’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service700 ac
Conservation Easement · 700 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 382 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

11 places to go in Gwinner

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

Peaks in Gwinner
Whitestone Hill1,470 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & sports

0.6 miles of bike routes

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

0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Baseball
1Football
1Tennis

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

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Gwinner

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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.112.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202438546877828172563925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.73.13.93.52.72.52.20.70.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gwinner →

Next door

Gwinner and its neighbors

Gwinner 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
Gwinner— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Whitestone Hill 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 Gwinner

Are dogs allowed on Gwinner’s trails?

Main City Park and Maplewood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Gwinner?

0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Gwinner?

367 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gwinner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gwinner 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 →