Traveler's Rest State Park
Managed by Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
65 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Djembayz · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Lolo
Lolo has 29 miles of mapped trails, 3.0 for every square mile of land
16% of Lolo’s land is conserved, about 987 acres. The biggest trail networks: Traveler's Rest State Park (0.6 mi). 117 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #8 of 42 in Montana. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
987 acres · of 9.5 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
117 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.6 mi
5.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lolo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lolo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lolo is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #8 of 42 in Montana. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lolo’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical MT town 10% · U.S. 4%ATrails3.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (29 mi) · MT 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (117 acres) · MT 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · MT 91% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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Montana towns of 2,500+ (42)Ahead of 83%
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Lolo’s 16% is ahead of 71% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 90% 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 Traveler's Rest State Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Capri Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
987 conserved acres
16% of Lolo’s land. Who manages Lolo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service902 ac
State fish & wildlife57 ac
County15 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits9 ac
State parks9 ac
Not recorded25 ac
National Forest · 902 acLocal Park · 38 acState Park · 34 acState Recreation Area · 23 acUnknown Easement · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lolo National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 902 | Open |
| Travelers' Rest State Park State Park | State fish & wildlife | 57 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Lolo Community Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 9 | Open |
| Cap De Villa Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| St. Johns Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Tyler Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Lakeside Park Local Park | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Cascade Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
| Brighton Park Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Lolo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lolo
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 9.1 mi
Bitteroot Runoff Trail5.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Soccer
1Equestrian
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Lolo: May 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 86 | 84 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
August is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lolo →
Questions about parks and trails in Lolo
Where can I hike in Lolo?
The longest trail networks: Traveler's Rest State Park, 0.6 miles; Lolo Peak Fields, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lolo is conserved land?
16% 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 Lolo’s trails?
Traveler's Rest State Park and Lolo Peak Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lolo?
5.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lolo?
102,511 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lolo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,910 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lolo have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #8 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 Lolo 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 →