Sportsman Park
Park
17 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: J.B. Chandler · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Plentywood
6% of Plentywood’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Plentywood, 1.0 per square mile of land. 6% of Plentywood’s land is conserved, about 53 acres.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
53 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Plentywood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Plentywood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plentywood is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Plentywood’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MT town 10% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MT 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · MT 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · MT 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 88%
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Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Plentywood’s 6% is ahead of 29% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% 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 Sportsman Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harry DeSilva City Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mill Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Sportsman Park17 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Harry DeSilva City Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Sherwood Park3 acres
DirectionsMill Park1 acres
Polly Park1 acres
Who protects it
53 conserved acres
6% of Plentywood’s land. Who manages Plentywood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government53 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 53 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 53 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Plentywood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Plentywood
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Plentywood: 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 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 25 | 39 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 24 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Plentywood →
Questions about parks and trails in Plentywood
Where can I hike in Plentywood?
The longest trail networks: Sportsman Park, 0.3 miles; Harry DeSilva City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Plentywood is conserved land?
6% 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 Plentywood’s trails?
Sportsman Park and Harry DeSilva City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Plentywood?
12,906 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plentywood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Plentywood have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Plentywood 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 →