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Ulm, Montana (1) Bridge Missouri RiverPhoto: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Ulm

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ulm

14% of Ulm’s land is conserved, about 1,781 acres. 61 acres are parks and preserves, 67 per 1,000 residents. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ulm, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
1,781 acres · of 20.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
67 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1,781 conserved acres

14% of Ulm’s land. Who manages Ulm’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)1,718 ac
State parks1,404 ac
State fish & wildlife60 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,554 acConservation Easement · 795 acUnknown Easement · 772 acState Recreation Area · 60 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,720 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Dunes Fishing Access Site
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife60Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Ulm: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)363847566674848473584436
Rain (in)0.40.40.51.52.22.61.11.11.20.90.50.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ulm →

Questions about parks and trails in Ulm

Is there public land near Ulm?

30,690 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ulm or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 488 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ulm 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 →