Public land access
Public land parcels classed by legal public access: open from a public road, corner-locked, or landlocked.
About this data
- Method
- Each public tract is tested against public roads and other public land; DNRC’s official access ratings are used where they exist.
- Update frequency
- Quarterly
- Last updated
- Oct 6, 2026
- Records
- 11,163
- Coverage
- Federal and state trust land statewide.
Records in 56 of 56 counties.
Known gaps
County road easements are incomplete; an “estimated” status is our calculation, not an agency ruling.
Summary
Preview
The newest or first 500 records. Click a column heading to sort. Use the filter to find a place or a name.
Fields
| Field | Column | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Status | status | As the source reports it. |
| Source | source | |
| Agency | agency | |
| Acres | acres | GIS acres. |
| County | county | |
| Distance to public road (m) | road_m | |
| Corner | corner |
Downloads and links
Data 4 MT is an index of public records. It republishes only what Montana and federal agencies make public, with a link to the source on each record. People are shown as “Private individual” on public pages and downloads; companies, trusts held by institutions, and governments keep their names. No document images, sale prices, voter, MVD or wildlife-telemetry data are stored. Verify any record against the publisher’s copy before relying on it.