Photo: Mycro · CC BY-SA 4.0Dacono has 23 acres of parks, 3.5 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Dacono, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #135 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Dacono?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Dacono have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dacono is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #135 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 Dacono’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
19 conserved acres
under 1% of Dacono’s land. Who manages Dacono’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dacono Baseball Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Recreation Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Dacono Bmx Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Carbon Valley Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Dacono
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5.1 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 Dacono: April to 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 79 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
December is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dacono →
Dacono and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dacono | under 1% | 0.5 | 4 | 95% | C+ |
| Frederick | 8% | 1.0 | 22 | 95% | A |
| Erie | 15% | 0.9 | 29 | 99%+ | A |
| Broomfield | 21% | 1.2 | 29 | 99% | A+ |
| Fort Lupton | 5% | 0.8 | 21 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dacono
How much of Dacono is conserved land?
under 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 Dacono’s trails?
Clem Dufour Park and Carbon Valley Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dacono?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes, 1.5 of off-road paths and 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Dacono?
14,585 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dacono or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dacono have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #135 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 Dacono 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 →