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Cinema in Harlem, MontanaPhoto: Nomadic Lass from Havre, MT, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Outdoors in Harlem

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Harlem

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Harlem’s land is conserved, about 6 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
6 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.7 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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Harlem Elementary School Park

Managed by Harlem Elementary School
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

6 conserved acres

2% of Harlem’s land. Who manages Harlem’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 6 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 Government6Unknown
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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Harlem: 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)273244586877868573584230
Rain (in)0.40.30.50.92.02.81.41.01.10.70.50.4

February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harlem →

Questions about parks and trails in Harlem

Are dogs allowed on Harlem’s trails?

Harlem Elementary School Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Harlem?

37,625 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harlem or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harlem 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 →