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Trempealeau County Fair Grounds
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Gale
Gale, WI parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 3.2 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gale, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gale outdoors
Conserved land
0.3%
124 of 38,561 acres
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
68 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Fireman's Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Van Loon Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Gale
Peacock Hill1,316 ft elevation
Johnson Peak1,237 ft elevation
Decorah Mound1,178 ft elevation
Decorah Peak1,161 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
124 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gale
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 63 acState Resource Management Area 57 acNational Public Lands 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardies Creek Timber Demo ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 57 | Restricted |
| Decorah MoundPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Restricted |
| Sacia Memorial RidgePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 26 | Restricted |
| Northeastern States District OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Decorah PeakPlaque
Decorah Prairie CemeteryCemetery
Glasgow CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Gale and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale | 0.3% | 3.2 mi | 3 |
| Holland | 30.9% | 13.6 mi | 6 |
| Farmington | 0.1% | 4.3 mi | 4 |
| Trempealeau | 17.9% | 26.4 mi | 5 |
| Caledonia | 4.8% | 0.5 mi | 2 |
| Arcadia | 0.5% | 9.5 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gale'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 32.6-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.