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Outdoors in Shawmut

Few parks or trails are on the map in Shawmut

2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Shawmut, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
10 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
1.4 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

10 conserved acres

1% of Shawmut’s land. Who manages Shawmut’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Not Designated · 9 acUnknown Easement · 1 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 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State of Montana
Not Designated
Other state land9Unknown
When to get out

The best walking months in Shawmut: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)374049576675858474594637
Rain (in)0.30.40.61.52.62.71.61.21.11.00.50.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Shawmut →

Questions about parks and trails in Shawmut

Is there public land near Shawmut?

22,743 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shawmut or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shawmut 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 →