Sweetwater Park
Managed by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District
32 acres0.2 mi of trail
Acres Green Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Acres Green
18% of Acres Green’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Acres Green, 2.2 per square mile of land. 18% of Acres Green’s land is conserved, about 69 acres.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #27 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
69 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
2.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Acres Green?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Acres Green have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Acres Green is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #27 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Acres Green’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 97%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 84%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Acres Green’s 18% is ahead of 81% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Sweetwater Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Altair Park
Managed by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District
10 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lonesome Pine Park
Managed by South Suburban Parks and Recreation District
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Wildcat Natural Area
Managed by Highlands Ranch Metro District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
69 conserved acres
18% of Acres Green’s land. Who manages Acres Green’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency68 ac
Local Park · 58 acLocal Other or Unknown · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Park Local Park | Regional agency | 32 | Open |
| Altair Park Local Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Acres Green Elementary Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 10 | Restricted |
| Lonesome Pine Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Acres Green Elementary School/Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Restricted |
| Maximus Trail Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Acres Green
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Acres Green
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.2 mi
Acres Green Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Acres Green: April to June and August
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 82 | 88 | 85 | 78 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Acres Green →
Next door
Acres Green and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres Green | 18% | 2.2 | 21 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Lone Tree | 8% | 1.3 | 35 | 99%+ | A |
| Highlands Ranch | 10% | 1.6 | 12 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Acres Green
Where can I hike in Acres Green?
The longest trail networks: Sweetwater Park, 0.2 miles; Altair Park, 0.1 miles; Lonesome Pine Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Acres Green is conserved land?
18% of its land, against a typical 7% for a Colorado town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Acres Green’s trails?
Sweetwater Park and Altair Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Acres Green?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Acres Green?
17,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Acres Green or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Acres Green have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #27 of 159 in Colorado. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Acres Green 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 →