South Browning has 1 acre of parks, 0.9 for every 1,000 residents
1.4 miles of mapped trail cross South Browning, 0.6 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does South Browning have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Browning is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so South Browning’s 1% is ahead of 7% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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
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10 conserved acres
1% of South Browning’s land. Who manages South Browning’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in South Browning
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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 South 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 South Browning →
South Browning and its neighbors
South Browning has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Browning | 1% | 0.6 | 1 | 62% | C |
| North Browning | 1% | 0.5 | 15 | 84% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Browning
How much of South 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.
Is there public land near South Browning?
47 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Browning or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Browning have?
Ahead of 32% 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 South 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 →