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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GERALDINE; CHOUTEAU COUNTY, MONTANAPhoto: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Geraldine

10% of Geraldine’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 10% of Geraldine’s land is conserved, about 34 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 7.6 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
10%
34 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

34 conserved acres

10% of Geraldine’s land. Who manages Geraldine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 34 ac
Good to know

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.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government34Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Geraldine

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Geraldine
Geraldine Schools PlaygroundHours: Open 24 hours
Directions

Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Equestrian

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Geraldine Milwaukee DepotBuilding · listed 1997
About it
First National Bank of GeraldineBuilding · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Geraldine: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)353847576675858573594637
Rain (in)0.60.50.71.82.52.81.41.31.31.00.70.5

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Geraldine →

Questions about parks and trails in Geraldine

Is there public land near Geraldine?

41,435 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Geraldine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Geraldine neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →