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Outdoors in Sunburst

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sunburst

16% of Sunburst’s land is conserved, about 189 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Sunburst, 1.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
189 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
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
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Engel Memorial Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

189 conserved acres

16% of Sunburst’s land. Water is left out: Sunburst has 1.9 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sunburst’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management135 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government56 ac
National Public Lands · 135 acLocal Other or Unknown · 56 ac
Good to know

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.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Havre Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management135Open
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government56Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Sunburst

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Sunburst

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
North 1st Avenue East0.1 mi
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
1Soccer
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Sunburst: 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)8.710.111.713.615.316.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)323544556572828170564233
Rain (in)0.40.40.51.21.83.31.21.11.20.80.50.4

December is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sunburst →

Questions about parks and trails in Sunburst

Are dogs allowed on Sunburst’s trails?

Engel Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Sunburst?

28,430 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunburst or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 180 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sunburst 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 →