Eagle Park
Managed by Town of Bayfield
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bayfield
Bayfield has 59 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Bayfield’s land is conserved, about 64 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #128 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
64 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bayfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bayfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bayfield is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #128 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bayfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to home92% 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 52%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 20%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Bayfield’s 5% is ahead of 44% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bayfield. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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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
64 conserved acres
5% of Bayfield’s land. Who manages Bayfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city61 ac
U.S. Forest Service1 ac
State land board1 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Park · 61 acNational Forest · 1 acState Resource Management Area · 1 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Stephenson Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Little Pine River Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Eagle Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| San Juan National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1 | Open |
| Colorado State Land Board State Land Board State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1 | Closed |
| Mesa Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Bayfield Library Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Bayfield: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 71 | 83 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
June is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bayfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Bayfield
How much of Bayfield is conserved land?
5% 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 Bayfield’s trails?
Eagle Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bayfield?
49,173 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bayfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bayfield have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #128 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 Bayfield 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 →