Few parks or trails are on the map in Wye
3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Wye, 1.2 per square mile of land. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wye?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wye have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wye is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Montana towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 10%; the U.S., 4%), so Wye’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Montana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Wye’s land. Who manages Wye’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yogi Bear'S Jellystone Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Wye
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Wye: May, June, August and 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 50 | 58 | 68 | 75 | 86 | 85 | 74 | 58 | 42 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
August is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wye →
Questions about parks and trails in Wye
How much of Wye is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in Wye?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wye?
68,887 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wye or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wye have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Wye neighbors.
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 →