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Phipps Park
Park
339 acres8.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Billings
Billings, MT parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Billings is conserved land, roughly 4,285 acres. There are about 39 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Phipps Park (8.3 mi), Swords Park (1.8 mi), and Lake Elmo State Park (1.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Billings, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Billings outdoors
Conserved land
15%
4,285 of 29,523 acres
Trails
39 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 25 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
76
36 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
53.3 mi
18.1 mi lanes · 35.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Swords Park
Park
249 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Lake Elmo State Park
Park
60 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Shiloh Conservation Area
Managed by City of Billings
68 acres1.2 mi of trail
Shiloh Conservation Trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Rose Park
Park
24 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Zimmerman Park
Park
64 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Coulson Park
Park
50 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Josephine Park
Park
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 76 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 76 parks & preserves
Phipps Park339 acres · 8.3 mi of trail
Swords Park249 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Lake Elmo State Park60 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Shiloh Conservation Area68 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · City of Billings
Rose Park24 acres · 1 mi of trail
Zimmerman Park64 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Coulson Park50 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Josephine Park22 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Pow Wow Park18 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
North Park17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
1Beach1Swimming spot1Public pool100Playgrounds6Dog parks4Boat launches2Picnic areas3Disc golf4Community gardens
Playgrounds in Billings
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Copper Ridge Playground
Lower Ironwood Playground
Millice PlaygroundIn Millice Park
Shuart Memorial Park
The Art Of Play
Upper Ironwood PlaygroundIn Upper Ironwood Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Annafeld Park
50 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Billings.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.7 miHorses 0.6 miUnpaved 4.5 mi
- Shiloh Conservation Trail1.3 mi
- Rims Mountain Bike Path0.4 mi
- Trail path0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,285 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 54 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes18.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths35.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball68
- Tennis55
- Basketball41
- Soccer15
- Football11
- Beach volleyball4
- Softball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Billings
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 4,077 acLocal Park 660 acState Park 125 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or UnknownLocal Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4,077 | Access unknown |
| Lake Elmo State ParkState Park | State fish & wildlife | 121 | Open |
| Swords ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 112 | Open |
| Stewart ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Amend ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Couison ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| High Sierra ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Pioneer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Rose ParkLocal Park | County | 26 | Open |
| Castlerock ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Place Where the White Horse Went Down Historical MarkerMemorial
Veterans MemorialMonument
Beth Aaron CemeteryCemetery
Boothill CemeteryCemetery
Calvary CemeteryCemetery
Mountview CemeteryCemetery
Sunset Memorial CemeteryCemetery
Terrace Gardens CemetaryCemetery
Nearby
Billings and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billings | 14.5% | 38.9 mi | 76 |
| Lockwood | 2.8% | 0.5 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Billings's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 36.3-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.