Eastholme · Photo: Dennis Graham · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of Cascade-Chipita Park’s land is conserved: 56%
56% of Cascade-Chipita Park’s land is conserved, about 4,775 acres. 130 acres are parks and preserves, 92 per 1,000 residents. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Cascade-Chipita Park, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cascade-Chipita Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cascade-Chipita Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cascade-Chipita Park is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Cascade-Chipita Park’s 56% is ahead of 100% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 40% 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
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4,775 conserved acres
56% of Cascade-Chipita Park’s land. Who manages Cascade-Chipita Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 134 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4,513 | Open |
| North Slope Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 126 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
| Cascade Communit Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
13 places to go in Cascade-Chipita Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Plus 4 campgrounds without a name on the map.
15 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
5 more trails
1.9 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Cascade-Chipita Park: 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.
| 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Cascade-Chipita Park →
Cascade-Chipita Park and its neighbors
Cascade-Chipita Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade-Chipita Park | 56% | 1.1 | 92 | 39% | A |
| Green Mountain Falls | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cascade-Chipita Park
How much of Cascade-Chipita Park is conserved land?
56% 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.
Where can I bike in Cascade-Chipita Park?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cascade-Chipita Park?
132,295 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cascade-Chipita Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,106 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cascade-Chipita Park have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Cascade-Chipita Park 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 →