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Outdoors in Belknap

Few parks or trails are on the map in Belknap

48% of Belknap’s land is conserved, about 1,481 acres. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Belknap, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
48%
1,481 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.7 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

1,481 conserved acres

48% of Belknap’s land. Who manages Belknap’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1,481 ac
National Forest · 1,481 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lolo National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,481Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Belknap: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)333847566673838372564032
Rain (in)3.02.42.52.12.22.40.90.91.32.63.33.3

August is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.3 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Belknap →

Questions about parks and trails in Belknap

Is there public land near Belknap?

128,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belknap or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,498 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Belknap neighbors.

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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 →