1
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Park
118 acres3.2 mi of trail
Tiger Moth TerritoryCattail CrawlRattlesnake Ridge TrailSandpiper EscapeDesert Willow Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Gilbert
Gilbert, AZ parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.5% of Gilbert is conserved land, roughly 1,525 acres. There are about 62 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (3.2 mi), Desert Sky Park (2.2 mi), and Crossroads Park (1.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gilbert, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gilbert outdoors
Conserved land
3.5%
1,525 of 44,001 acres
Trails
62 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 18 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
101
5 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
331.9 mi
325.5 mi lanes · 6.1 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Desert Sky Park
Managed by Town of Gilbert
149 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Crossroads Park
Managed by Town of Gilbert
62 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
4
McQueen Park
Managed by Town of Gilbert
45 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Gilbert Regional Park
Managed by Town of Gilbert
275 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Freestone Park
Managed by Town of Gilbert
66 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Discovery Park
Managed by Town of Gilbert
51 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Zanjero Park
Park
17 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 101 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 101 parks & preserves
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch118 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
Desert Sky Park149 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · Town of Gilbert
Crossroads Park62 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Town of Gilbert
McQueen Park45 acres · 1 mi of trail · Town of Gilbert
Gilbert Regional Park275 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Town of Gilbert
Freestone Park66 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Town of Gilbert
Discovery Park51 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Town of Gilbert
Zanjero Park17 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Adora Trails Park11 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Spectrum Park9 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Who protects the land
1,525 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes325.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.2 mi
- Sun Circle Trail (bike route)0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball204
- Tennis104
- Baseball86
- Soccer61
- Beach volleyball41
- Volleyball24
- Football24
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Gilbert and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert | 3.5% | 62.1 mi | 101 |
| Chandler | 4.1% | 56.9 mi | 86 |
| Mesa | 6.4% | 90.7 mi | 205 |
| Queen Creek | 17.7% | 37.5 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gilbert's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 34.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.