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Gillett Wisconsin 1Photo: Doremo · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Gillett

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gillett

48 acres are parks and preserves, 53 per 1,000 residents. 7.1 miles of mapped trail cross Gillett, 0.2 per square mile of land. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
47 acres · of 33.5 sq mi of land
Trails
7.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
53 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
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

47 conserved acres

under 1% of Gillett’s land. Who manages Gillett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources45 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
State Park · 45 acNational Public Lands · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nicolet State Trail
State Park
State natural resources45Open
Northeastern States District Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management2Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 6 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.4 miUnpaved · 3.7 mi
Nicolet State Trail3.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Christie LakelakeFinnegan LakelakeKlaus LakelakeNewton LakelakeSpice LakelakeOconto River
When to get out

The best walking months in Gillett: May and August

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)9.110.411.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)252940546776807870574230
Rain (in)1.41.11.93.03.54.43.83.43.63.02.11.7

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gillett →

Next door

Gillett and its neighbors

Gillett has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Gillett7.1 miUnderhill5.9 miMaple Valley5.3 miGreen Valley4.6 miPulcifer0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Gillett— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Underhill— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Green Valley1%0.14125%C
Maple Valley— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pulcifer— 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 Gillett

Is there public land near Gillett?

20,070 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gillett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gillett 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 →