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Roaring Fork River and the Rio Grande TrailPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Catherine

Few parks or trails are on the map in Catherine

13% of Catherine’s land is conserved, about 66 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Catherine, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
66 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

66 conserved acres

13% of Catherine’s land. Who manages Catherine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits121 ac
Unknown Easement · 64 acOther Easement · 57 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Biking & sports

1.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Catherine: May to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)364151596980868376624736
Rain (in)0.70.80.91.31.20.81.31.31.31.10.80.6

December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Catherine →

Next door

Catherine and its neighbors

Catherine has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Catherine— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mulford— 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 Catherine

Where can I bike in Catherine?

1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Catherine?

60,413 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Catherine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Catherine 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 →