Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Eureka has 3 acres of parks, 1.4 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Eureka, 1.1 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eureka?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eureka have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eureka is ahead of 47% 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 Eureka’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% 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 Riverside Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
8 conserved acres
1% of Eureka’s land. Who manages Eureka’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 | 8 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Eureka
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Eureka: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eureka →
Questions about parks and trails in Eureka
Where can I hike in Eureka?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eureka is conserved land?
1% 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 Eureka’s trails?
Riverside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Eureka?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Eureka?
97,604 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eureka or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eureka have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Eureka 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 →