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Outdoors in Pronghorn

More than half of Pronghorn’s land is conserved: 84%

84% of Pronghorn’s land is conserved, about 3,546 acres. 23 miles of mapped trail cross Pronghorn, 3.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
84%
3,546 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
3.4 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
Who protects it

3,546 conserved acres

84% of Pronghorn’s land. Who manages Pronghorn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management3,546 ac
National Public Lands · 3,546 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Prineville Deschutes Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management3,546Open
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Pronghorn: 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)434753596875868577645041
Rain (in)1.10.80.70.81.20.80.40.40.40.71.01.2

July is the driest month (0.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pronghorn →

Questions about parks and trails in Pronghorn

Is there public land near Pronghorn?

92,376 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pronghorn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,529 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pronghorn 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 →