Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Craig has 63 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Craig, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Craig’s land is conserved, about 39 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #141 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Craig?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Craig have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Craig is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #141 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Craig’s 1% is ahead of 15% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% 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.
Heier Memorial Park
East Park
All 8 parks & preserves
39 conserved acres
1% of Craig’s land. Who manages Craig’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Craig Warehouse State Administrative Area State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
11 places to go in Craig
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Craig: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 79 | 86 | 84 | 75 | 61 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Craig →
Questions about parks and trails in Craig
How much of Craig is conserved land?
1% 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 Craig’s trails?
Woodbury Park and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Craig?
24,396 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Craig or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Craig have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #141 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 Craig 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 →