Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.023% of Choteau’s land is conserved: 222 acres
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Choteau, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Choteau?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Choteau have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Choteau is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Choteau’s 23% is ahead of 86% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
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 Choteau City Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
222 conserved acres
23% of Choteau’s land. Who manages Choteau’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 2 of 2 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 | 220 | Unknown |
| Montana Department of Transportation Not Designated | Other state land | 1 | Unknown |
6 places to go in Choteau
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Choteau: May and 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 2.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Choteau →
Questions about parks and trails in Choteau
Where can I hike in Choteau?
The longest trail networks: Choteau City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Choteau is conserved land?
23% 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 Choteau’s trails?
Choteau City Park and Choteau Baseball Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Choteau?
20,248 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Choteau or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Choteau have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Choteau 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 →