1
McCarthy Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Townsend
Townsend, MT parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Townsend is conserved land, roughly 131 acres. Townsend has 4 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Townsend, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Townsend outdoors
Conserved land
13%
131 of 975 acres
Trails
0.9 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
67 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Heritage Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Holloway Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Memorial VeteranPark
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Townsend
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Heritage Park
Unnamed playground in Memorial VeteranPark
Who protects the land
131 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 120 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Baseball2
- Soccer1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Townsend
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 120 acLocal Other or Unknown 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Other or UnknownLocal Other or Unknown | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Access unknown |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Townsend'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 20-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.