Bennett has 209 acres of parks, 57 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Bennett, 0.7 per square mile of land. 4% of Bennett’s land is conserved, about 193 acres.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #73 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bennett?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bennett have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bennett is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #73 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Bennett’s 4% is ahead of 37% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
193 conserved acres
4% of Bennett’s land. Who manages Bennett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 193 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
14 places to go in Bennett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Bennett: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 82 | 89 | 86 | 78 | 65 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bennett →
Questions about parks and trails in Bennett
How much of Bennett 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 Bennett’s trails?
Trupp Park and Bennett Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bennett?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bennett?
2,046 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bennett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 209 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bennett have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #73 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 Bennett neighbors.
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 →