Photo: J.B. Chandler · CC BY-SA 3.0Baker has 2 acres of parks, 1.5 for every 1,000 residents
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Baker, 1.6 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Baker’s land is conserved, about 21 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Baker?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Baker have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baker is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Baker’s 3% is ahead of 17% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
Water is 9% of Baker’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Baker City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
21 conserved acres
3% of Baker’s land. Water is left out: Baker has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Baker’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 21 | Unknown |
3 places to go in Baker
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 playground without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Baker: July to September
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 85 | 84 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
December is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Baker →
Questions about parks and trails in Baker
Where can I hike in Baker?
The longest trail networks: Baker City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Baker is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 10% for a Montana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Baker’s trails?
Baker City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Baker?
37,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baker or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Baker have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Baker neighbors.
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 →