Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Montanabw · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in The Silos
Few parks or trails are on the map in The Silos
14% of The Silos’ land is conserved, about 471 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross The Silos, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
14%
471 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
471 conserved acres
14% of The Silos’ land. Who manages The Silos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management354 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)74 ac
Bureau of Reclamation44 ac
National Public Lands · 354 acConservation Easement · 74 acResource Management Area · 44 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 74 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 354 | Open |
| Canyon Ferry Lake Resource Management Area | Bureau of Reclamation | 44 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in The Silos: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 83 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
February is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in The Silos →
Questions about parks and trails in The Silos
Are dogs allowed on The Silos’ trails?
Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near The Silos?
75,137 acres of parks and open public land lie inside The Silos or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 186 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from The Silos 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 →