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Outdoors in Musselshell

Few parks or trails are on the map in Musselshell

23% of Musselshell’s land is conserved, about 376 acres. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Musselshell, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
376 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Who protects it

376 conserved acres

23% of Musselshell’s land. Who manages Musselshell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits580 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Unknown Easement · 580 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 371 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government5Unknown
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Musselshell

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)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)353949586777878675604636
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.82.92.71.51.11.21.30.60.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Musselshell →

Questions about parks and trails in Musselshell

Is there public land near Musselshell?

20,176 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Musselshell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Musselshell neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →