US Bank Park
Park
18 acres0.8 mi of trail
Devlin Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Young-Almas House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Havre
23% of Havre’s land is conserved: 550 acres
5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Havre, 1.4 per square mile of land. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: US Bank Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #14 of 42 in Montana. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
550 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
8.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Havre?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Havre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Havre is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #14 of 42 in Montana. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Havre’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical MT town 10% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · MT 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · MT 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · MT 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 88%
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Montana towns of 2,500+ (42)Ahead of 68%
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Havre’s 23% is ahead of 88% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is US Bank Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Patterson Park
Park
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
Patterson Park Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
US Bank Park18 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsPatterson Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsAmerican Legion Park7 acres
DirectionsKuhr Memorial Park6 acres
DirectionsPepin Park4 acres
Elks Park3 acres
DirectionsSixth Avenue Park2 acres
Rotary Park2 acres
DirectionsSouth Curve Park1 acres
DirectionsDeaconess Park1 acres
Hidden Valley Park1 acres
Kris Bakke Memorial Park1 acres
Elmer Carpenter Park1 acres
Who protects it
550 conserved acres
23% of Havre’s land. Who manages Havre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government401 ac
Other state land136 ac
Town or city65 ac
Private owners6 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 401 acNot Designated · 136 acLocal Park · 56 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 401 | Unknown |
| State of Montana Not Designated | Other state land | 92 | Unknown |
| Montana Department of Transportation Not Designated | Other state land | 44 | Unknown |
| Us Bank Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Slowpitch Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Patterson Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Hospital Park Local Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| American Legion Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Kuhr Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Pepin Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
5 places to go in Havre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Havre
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Havre
UNIVERSITY OF MT - NORTHERN
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.9 mi
Bullhook Diversion Dam1.6 mi
Devlin Trail0.9 mi
Patterson Park Walking Path0.3 mi
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
7Tennis
7Baseball
4Football
3Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Young-Almas HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itH. Earl Clack HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itUS Post Office and Courthouse-Havre MainBuilding · listed 1986
About itCarnegie Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1986
About itHavre Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itHeltne Oil CompanyBuilding · listed 1994
About itNorthern Montana College Girls Residence HallBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Havre: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 84 | 72 | 57 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Havre →
Questions about parks and trails in Havre
Where can I hike in Havre?
The longest trail networks: US Bank Park, 0.8 miles; Patterson Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Havre is conserved land?
23% 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 Havre’s trails?
US Bank Park and Patterson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Havre?
33,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Havre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Havre have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #14 of 42 in Montana. 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 Havre 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 →