San Luis Valley Field Office
Nature preserve
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Alpine
Few parks or trails are on the map in Alpine
3% of Alpine’s land is conserved, about 24 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Alpine, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
3%
24 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 San Luis Valley Field Office, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
24 conserved acres
3% of Alpine’s land. Who manages Alpine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management17 ac
U.S. Forest Service7 ac
National Public Lands · 17 acNational Forest · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Valley Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 17 | Open |
| Rio Grande National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 7 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Hubbards Trail0.3 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Alpine: May to 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 1.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Alpine →
Questions about parks and trails in Alpine
Where can I hike in Alpine?
The longest trail networks: San Luis Valley Field Office, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Alpine’s trails?
San Luis Valley Field Office doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Alpine?
126,223 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alpine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alpine 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 →