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Outdoors in Wise River

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wise River

10% of Wise River’s land is conserved, about 49 acres.

Conserved land
10%
49 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

49 conserved acres

10% of Wise River’s land. Who manages Wise River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service49 ac
National Forest · 49 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service49Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Wise River Ranger StationDistrict · listed 2023
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Wise River: 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)313341485866777665523829
Rain (in)1.11.11.42.02.82.81.41.21.61.71.41.3

January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 2.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wise River →

Next door

Wise River and its neighbors

Wise River has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Butte-Silver Bow413 miWise River0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Wise River— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Butte-Silver Bow55%0.63485%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Wise River

Is there public land near Wise River?

94,036 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wise River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wise River 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 →