North Browning has 46 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross North Browning, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #34 of 42 in Montana. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Browning?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Browning have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Browning is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #34 of 42 in Montana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so North Browning’s 1% is ahead of 5% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
10 conserved acres
1% of North Browning’s land. Who manages North Browning’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 10 | Open |
4 places to go in North Browning
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in North Browning: 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 52 | 39 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
December is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 2.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Browning →
North Browning and its neighbors
North Browning has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Browning | 1% | 0.5 | 15 | 84% | B− |
| South Browning | 1% | 0.6 | 1 | 62% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Browning
How much of North Browning is conserved land?
1% 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 North Browning’s trails?
Blackfeet Park and All Chief's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near North Browning?
47 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Browning or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Browning have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #34 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 North Browning neighbors.
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 →