Meadow Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sidney
Sidney has 36 acres of parks, 5.8 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Sidney’s land is conserved, about 81 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Sidney, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #35 of 42 in Montana. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
81 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Sidney?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sidney have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sidney is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #35 of 42 in Montana. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sidney’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical MT town 10% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MT 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · MT 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · MT 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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Montana towns of 2,500+ (42)Ahead of 17%
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Sidney’s 4% is ahead of 20% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Moose Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lyndale Acres Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Meadow Park11 acres
Moose Park6 acres
Central Park5 acres
DirectionsLyndale Acres Park4 acres
East Park3 acres
North Park3 acres
Nutter Memorial Park1 acres
Who protects it
81 conserved acres
4% of Sidney’s land. Who manages Sidney’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government78 ac
Town or city30 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 78 acLocal Park · 27 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 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 | 78 | Unknown |
| Meadow Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Moose Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Lyndale Acres Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Quillings Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Nutter Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Sidney
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sidney
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Sidney
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Sidney
Bagnell RV Park
DirectionsBiking & 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
7Baseball
4Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Peoples' Congregational ChurchBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Sidney: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 30 | 43 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 85 | 74 | 58 | 40 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sidney →
Questions about parks and trails in Sidney
How much of Sidney is conserved land?
4% 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 Sidney’s trails?
Meadow Park and Moose Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sidney?
45,736 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sidney or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sidney have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 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 Sidney 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 →