About 10% of Gateway is conserved land, roughly 1,244 acres. There are about 45 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Matanuska Lakes State Recreation Area (4.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gateway, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources
869 ac
Other state land
355 ac
Bureau of Land Management
14 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
9 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes1.0 mi
Off-road bike paths13.2 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Tracks5
Basketball3
Soccer3
Baseball2
Tennis1
Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gateway
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 658 acState Recreation Area 355 acState Conservation Area 212 acNational Public Lands 14 acConservation Easement 9 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
State PatentedState Other or Unknown
State natural resources
636
Access unknown
Kepler-Bradley Lakes State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area
Other state land
282
Open
Palmer Hay Flats State Game RefugeState Conservation Area
State natural resources
212
Restricted
Matanuska Lakes State Recreation AreaState Recreation Area
Other state land
72
Open
State Land Disposals - Municipal PurposesState Other or Unknown