US BOR
Managed by US Bureau of Reclamation
119 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shadybradyj · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Hinsdale
Few parks or trails are on the map in Hinsdale
10% of Hinsdale’s land is conserved, about 401 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 44 per 1,000 residents. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hinsdale, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
10%
401 acres · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Milk River Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
401 conserved acres
10% of Hinsdale’s land. Who manages Hinsdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)400 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
Conservation Easement · 400 acNational Public Lands · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 400 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hinsdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Hinsdale
Pack It In & Pack It Out CampingIn Milk River Park
DirectionsWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hinsdale: 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) | 24 | 30 | 43 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 84 | 73 | 57 | 40 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hinsdale →
Questions about parks and trails in Hinsdale
Are dogs allowed on Hinsdale’s trails?
US BOR and Milk River Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hinsdale?
76,651 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hinsdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hinsdale 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 →