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Outdoors in Edgemont

More than half of Edgemont’s land is conserved: 74%

74% of Edgemont’s land is conserved, about 175 acres.

Conserved land
74%
175 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

175 conserved acres

74% of Edgemont’s land. Water is left out: Edgemont has 0.4 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Edgemont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers175 ac
Recreation Management Area · 175 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Greers Ferry Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers175Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Old Highway 16 BridgeStructure · listed 2011
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Edgemont

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)10.010.811.913.014.014.614.313.512.311.210.29.8
High (°F)495362727987919083736051
Rain (in)3.53.65.05.35.63.63.93.83.74.15.04.5

January is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Edgemont →

Questions about parks and trails in Edgemont

Is there public land near Edgemont?

7,063 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edgemont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Edgemont 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 →