Lee-Kay Educational County Forest
Managed by Pierce County
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Gilman
Few parks or trails are on the map in Gilman
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Gilman, 0.1 per square mile of land. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
19 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Gilman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gilman is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Gilman’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 16%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Gilman. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
under 1% of Gilman’s land. Who manages Gilman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners19 ac
State natural resources18 ac
Private Conservation · 19 acConservation Easement · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stream Bank Protection Fee Program Private Conservation | Private owners | 19 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Gilman
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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gilman →
Next door
Gilman and its neighbors
Gilman has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman | under 1% | 0.1 | 16 | 3% | C− |
| Spring Valley | 18% | 0.8 | 699 | 74% | A |
| Martell | 1% | under 0.1 | 93 | 4% | C |
| Eau Galle | under 1% | 0.1 | 32 | 8% | C− |
| Spring Lake | — 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 Gilman
How much of Gilman is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Gilman’s trails?
Lee-Kay Educational County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gilman?
3,410 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gilman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gilman have?
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Gilman 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 →