Frenchtown Pond State Park
Managed by Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
55 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Djembayz · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Frenchtown
Frenchtown has 56 acres of parks, 29 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Frenchtown Pond State Park (0.9 mi). 6% of Frenchtown’s land is conserved, about 280 acres. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Frenchtown, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
280 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.9 mi
6.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Frenchtown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Frenchtown is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Frenchtown’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MT town 10% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · MT 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · MT 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home33% of residents within a half mile of a park · MT 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Frenchtown’s 6% is ahead of 33% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
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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 Frenchtown Pond State Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
280 conserved acres
6% of Frenchtown’s land. Who manages Frenchtown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits193 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)100 ac
State fish & wildlife46 ac
U.S. Forest Service41 ac
Unknown Easement · 193 acAgricultural Easement · 100 acState Park · 46 acNational Forest · 41 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 193 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchtown Pond State Park State Park | State fish & wildlife | 46 | Open |
| Lolo National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 41 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Frenchtown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Frenchtown
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tracks
3Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Saint John the Baptist Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 1986
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Frenchtown: May, June, August and 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 86 | 85 | 74 | 58 | 41 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Frenchtown →
Questions about parks and trails in Frenchtown
Where can I hike in Frenchtown?
The longest trail networks: Frenchtown Pond State Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Frenchtown is conserved land?
6% 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 Frenchtown’s trails?
Frenchtown Pond State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Frenchtown?
6.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Frenchtown?
85,945 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Frenchtown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 129 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Frenchtown have?
Ahead of 63% 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 Frenchtown 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 →