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Calhan Colorado by David ShankbonePhoto: David Shankbone · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Calhan

96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Calhan

6 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Calhan, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
9.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
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.

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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 Calhan Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Calhan Park

Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

2 places to go in Calhan

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

Playgrounds in Calhan

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Calhan Rock Island Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 1995
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Calhan: May and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)444452586879848275635143
Rain (in)0.40.61.12.02.52.23.22.81.31.10.70.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Calhan →

Questions about parks and trails in Calhan

Where can I hike in Calhan?

The longest trail networks: Calhan Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Calhan’s trails?

Calhan Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Calhan?

1,092 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Calhan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Calhan neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →