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Chicago and Northwestern Railroad DepotChicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Powder River

Few parks or trails are on the map in Powder River

24% of Powder River’s land is conserved, about 908 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Powder River, 2.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
908 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
2.3 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

908 conserved acres

24% of Powder River’s land. Who manages Powder River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board908 ac
State Resource Management Area · 908 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands 1111118899
State Resource Management Area
State land board580Open
State Lands 1111116002
State Resource Management Area
State land board76Open
State Lands 1111115451
State Resource Management Area
State land board48Open
State Lands 1111116001
State Resource Management Area
State land board42Open
State Lands 1111118900
State Resource Management Area
State land board41Open
State Lands 1111115419
State Resource Management Area
State land board40Open
State Lands 1111116147
State Resource Management Area
State land board38Open
State Lands 1111115420
State Resource Management Area
State land board36Open
State Lands 1111115452
State Resource Management Area
State land board8Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 2.1 mi
County Road 2100.1 mi
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 1988
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Powder River: May, June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)353748566679888675594534
Rain (in)0.30.40.61.12.01.20.90.50.81.00.50.3

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Powder River →

Questions about parks and trails in Powder River

Is there public land near Powder River?

121,140 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Powder River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,058 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Powder 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 →