Missouri Headwaters State Park
Managed by State of Montana
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Missouri Headwaters State Park Parking LotWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wheatland
11% of Wheatland’s land is conserved: 5,322 acres
37 miles of mapped trail cross Wheatland, 0.5 per square mile of land. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
5,322 acres · of 74.5 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Wheatland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wheatland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wheatland is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wheatland’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical MT town 10% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (37 mi) · MT 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · MT 14 · U.S. 13CParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · MT 91% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Wheatland’s 11% is ahead of 57% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
5,322 conserved acres
11% of Wheatland’s land. Who manages Wheatland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management3,867 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,453 ac
State parks3 ac
National Public Lands · 3,867 acUnknown Easement · 1,453 acState Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,453 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. 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 | 3,867 | Open |
| Missouri Headwaters State Park State Park | State parks | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wheatland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Wheatland
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
13 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 21.3 miUnpaved · 18.7 mi
Destroying Angel3.0 mi
Green Eagle South2.5 mi
Mother Lode North2.1 mi
Boss Tweed2.1 mi
Trident2.0 mi
Lower High Ore1.9 mi
Upper High Ore1.6 mi
South Mother Lode (lower)1.2 mi
Green Eagle North1.2 mi
Merry Widow1.0 mi
3 more trails
Neversweat
1.0 miHigh Ore Connector
0.9 miSouth Mother Lode (Upper)
0.7 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Wheatland: 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 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 84 | 83 | 72 | 57 | 43 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wheatland →
Questions about parks and trails in Wheatland
How much of Wheatland is conserved land?
11% 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 Wheatland’s trails?
Missouri Headwaters State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wheatland?
47,601 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wheatland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,837 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wheatland have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Wheatland 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 →