Bureau of Land Mgmt
Park
1,427 acres9.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Clancy
21% of Clancy’s land is conserved: 5,267 acres
The biggest trail networks: Bureau of Land Mgmt (9.1 mi), Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (3.5 mi). 19 miles of mapped trail cross Clancy, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
5,267 acres · of 39.2 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,230 ft
Valparaiso Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Clancy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clancy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clancy is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clancy’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical MT town 10% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · MT 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · MT 14 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MT 91% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Clancy’s 21% is ahead of 83% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bureau of Land Mgmt, with 9.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
4,469 acres3.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
5,267 conserved acres
21% of Clancy’s land. Who manages Clancy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service2,916 ac
Bureau of Land Management1,946 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits404 ac
National Forest · 2,916 acNational Public Lands · 1,946 acUnknown Easement · 404 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 404 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2,916 | Open |
| Butte Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,946 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Clancy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Clancy
Valparaiso Mountain6,230 ft elevation
DirectionsGregory Mountain6,161 ft elevation
DirectionsBurnt Mountain6,017 ft elevation · In Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest
DirectionsWolf Mountain5,820 ft elevation
DirectionsWindy Butte5,486 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Clancy
Alahambra RV park
DirectionsWhen to get out
The best walking months in Clancy: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 36 | 46 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 82 | 81 | 70 | 55 | 41 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clancy →
Next door
Clancy and its neighbors
Clancy has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clancy | 21% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Montana City | 26% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Jefferson City | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Clancy
Where can I hike in Clancy?
The longest trail networks: Bureau of Land Mgmt, 9.1 miles; Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, 3.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clancy is conserved land?
21% 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 Clancy’s trails?
Bureau of Land Mgmt and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clancy?
141,188 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clancy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,264 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clancy have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Clancy 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 →