Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Big Horn
11% of Big Horn’s land is conserved, about 123 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Big Horn, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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123 conserved acres
11% of Big Horn’s land. Who manages Big Horn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 123 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
2 places to go in Big Horn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Big Horn: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 87 | 86 | 75 | 60 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Big Horn →
Big Horn and its neighbors
Big Horn has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horn | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Powder Horn | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Big Horn
Is there public land near Big Horn?
30,128 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Big Horn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Big Horn 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 →