Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.08% of Coal Creek’s land is conserved: 491 acres
16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Coal Creek, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Coal Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coal Creek is ahead of 37% 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 Coal Creek’s 8% is ahead of 57% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% 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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491 conserved acres
8% of Coal Creek’s land. Who manages Coal Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 477 | Open |
| Jeffco Open Space Local Other or Unknown | County | 11 | Unknown |
| Golden Gate Canyon State Park State Park | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Coal Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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 Coal Creek: June 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 2.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Coal Creek →
Questions about parks and trails in Coal Creek
How much of Coal Creek is conserved land?
8% 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.
Is there public land near Coal Creek?
116,936 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coal Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 491 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coal Creek have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Coal Creek 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 →