Lost Trail Conservation Area
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
539 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Little Bitterroot Lake
Few parks or trails are on the map in Little Bitterroot Lake
6% of Little Bitterroot Lake’s land is conserved, about 308 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Little Bitterroot Lake, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
6%
308 acres · of 8.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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.
Who protects it
308 conserved acres
6% of Little Bitterroot Lake’s land. Water is left out: Little Bitterroot Lake has 8.4 square miles of land and 4.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Little Bitterroot Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits184 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service77 ac
U.S. Forest Service46 ac
Unknown Easement · 184 acConservation Easement · 77 acNational Forest · 46 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 262 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 by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flathead National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 46 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Little Bitterroot Lake: 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 80 | 79 | 68 | 52 | 38 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
August is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 2.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Little Bitterroot Lake →
Next door
Little Bitterroot Lake and its neighbors
Little Bitterroot Lake has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bitterroot Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marion | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Little Bitterroot Lake
Are dogs allowed on Little Bitterroot Lake’s trails?
Lost Trail Conservation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Little Bitterroot Lake?
75,784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Little Bitterroot Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 326 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Little Bitterroot Lake 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 →