Turkey Trail Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Battlement Mesa
Battlement Mesa has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Battlement Mesa’s land is conserved, about 277 acres. 72 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #113 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
277 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,047 ft
Morrisania Mesa
What kind of outdoors town is Battlement Mesa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Battlement Mesa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Battlement Mesa is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #113 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.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Battlement Mesa’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 29%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Battlement Mesa’s 4% is ahead of 34% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
277 conserved acres
4% of Battlement Mesa’s land. Who manages Battlement Mesa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency214 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits35 ac
Town or city27 ac
Local Recreation Area · 185 acLocal Park · 57 acUnknown Easement · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 35 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlement Mesa Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 185 | Restricted |
| Grand Valley Recreation Center Park Local Park | Regional agency | 29 | Open |
| Battlement Mesa Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Battlement Mesa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Battlement Mesa
Morrisania Mesa6,047 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Monument Gulch Seg 10.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Tennis
2Pickleball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Battlement Mesa SchoolhouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Battlement Mesa: April to June
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) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Battlement Mesa →
Next door
Battlement Mesa and its neighbors
Battlement Mesa has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlement Mesa | 4% | 0.5 | 13 | 91% | B+ |
| Parachute | 3% | 1.4 | 32 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Battlement Mesa
How much of Battlement Mesa is conserved land?
4% 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 Battlement Mesa’s trails?
Turkey Trail Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Battlement Mesa?
92,745 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Battlement Mesa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 467 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Battlement Mesa have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #113 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 Battlement Mesa 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 →