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Outdoors in Tall Timber

46% of Tall Timber’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park

46% of Tall Timber’s land is conserved, about 160 acres. 127 acres are parks and preserves, 332 per 1,000 residents. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Tall Timber, 3.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
46%
160 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
3.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
127 ac
332 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
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

160 conserved acres

46% of Tall Timber’s land. Who manages Tall Timber’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County134 ac
U.S. Forest Service27 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 125 acNational Forest · 27 acUnknown Easement · 9 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Betasso Preserve
Local Other or Unknown
County83Open
Betasso Homestead
Local Other or Unknown
County42Open
Roosevelt National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service27Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miHorses · 1.0 miUnpaved · 1.3 mi
Canyon Loop0.7 mi
Betasso Link Trail0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Tall Timber: June to August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)444451576678838174625143
Rain (in)0.60.81.42.32.71.92.11.91.61.10.80.5

December is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Tall Timber →

Questions about parks and trails in Tall Timber

Is there public land near Tall Timber?

90,634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tall Timber or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tall Timber 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 →