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Outdoors in Highwood

Few parks or trails are on the map in Highwood

7% of Highwood’s land is conserved, about 233 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Highwood, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
233 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
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

233 conserved acres

7% of Highwood’s land. Who manages Highwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service446 ac
State parks10 ac
Resource Management Area · 446 acUnknown Easement · 10 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chouteau County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service446Restricted
Things to do

4 places to go in Highwood

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

Playgrounds in Highwood

4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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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
2Tracks
1Baseball
1Football
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Highwood: 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)353746556573848372584436
Rain (in)0.60.50.61.72.73.11.61.31.51.10.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Highwood →

Questions about parks and trails in Highwood

Is there public land near Highwood?

22,389 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Highwood 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 →