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Outdoors in Garrison

Few parks or trails are on the map in Garrison

24% of Garrison’s land is conserved, about 1,495 acres. 6.5 miles of mapped trail cross Garrison, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
1,495 acres · of 9.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

1,495 conserved acres

24% of Garrison’s land. Who manages Garrison’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks986 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits509 ac
Unknown Easement · 1,495 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,495 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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Clark Fork
When to get out

The best walking months in Garrison: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)333646556472838272564132
Rain (in)0.40.50.60.91.62.01.11.00.90.70.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Garrison →

Questions about parks and trails in Garrison

Is there public land near Garrison?

53,806 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garrison or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Garrison 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 →