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Black bear weighing 252 lbs. shot by Jim O'Brine 5-12-10 at Saltese, Mont. LCCN2012646791Photo: English, H. Wallace, copyright claimant · Public domain
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Outdoors in Saltese

Few parks or trails are on the map in Saltese

9% of Saltese’s land is conserved, about 22 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Saltese, 3.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
9%
22 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
3.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
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

22 conserved acres

9% of Saltese’s land. Who manages Saltese’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service19 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits4 ac
Other state land2 ac
National Forest · 19 acUnknown Easement · 4 acNot Designated · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lolo National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service19Open
State of Montana
Not Designated
Other state land2Unknown
Biking & sports

0.9 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Saltese: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)313542506067787867513730
Rain (in)5.14.14.53.13.02.91.01.11.73.75.25.3

July is the driest month (1.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Saltese →

Questions about parks and trails in Saltese

Where can I bike in Saltese?

0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Saltese?

129,103 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saltese or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Saltese 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 →