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Mall clock tower, Gilchrist, Oregon, 2014Photo: Orygun · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Gilchrist

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gilchrist

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Gilchrist yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Gilchrist Log Pondlake
Biking & sports

0.2 miles of bike routes

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

0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Gilchrist: May 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)404349546472828274604638
Rain (in)3.42.52.21.61.70.90.40.40.71.83.14.1

August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Gilchrist →

Questions about parks and trails in Gilchrist

Where can I bike in Gilchrist?

0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Gilchrist?

110,357 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gilchrist or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gilchrist 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 →