Photo: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0More than half of Cooke City’s land is conserved: 86%
86% of Cooke City’s land is conserved, about 5,254 acres. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Cooke City, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5,254 conserved acres
86% of Cooke City’s land. Who manages Cooke City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5,254 | Open |
4 places to go in Cooke City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 named trails and 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Cooke City: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
August is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 73 °F). 2.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Cooke City →
Cooke City and its neighbors
Cooke City has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooke City | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Silver Gate | — 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 Cooke City
Is there public land near Cooke City?
23,465 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cooke City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,090 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cooke City 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 →