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Arboles, ColoradoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Arboles

Few parks or trails are on the map in Arboles

40% of Arboles’ land is conserved, about 1,327 acres. 1,195 acres are parks and preserves, 3,073 per 1,000 residents. 5.7 miles of mapped trail cross Arboles, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
40%
1,327 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,195 ac
3,073 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1,327 conserved acres

40% of Arboles’ land. Water is left out: Arboles has 5.2 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Arboles’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife1,213 ac
State parks1,171 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits159 ac
Bureau of Land Management35 ac
State Park · 2,384 acUnknown Easement · 159 acNational Public Lands · 35 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 79 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Navajo State Park
State Park
State fish & wildlife2,384Open
Tres Rios Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management35Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Arboles

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Arboles
Navajo State Park Boat Ramp
Directions
Trails & water

4 named trails

Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.5 miHorses · 2.8 miUnpaved · 3.5 mi
Piedra Trail1.5 mi
Windsurf Beach Trail1.1 mi
Rosa Walk-in Campsites Loop0.6 mi
Lake View Nature Trail0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Arboles: April and May

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)434858667687918881685443
Rain (in)0.90.80.80.80.80.51.41.61.41.11.00.9

June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Arboles →

Questions about parks and trails in Arboles

Is there public land near Arboles?

99,762 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arboles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,229 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Arboles 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 →