Spirit of the Prairie Park
Park
9 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Plum Bush Creek Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Deer Trail
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Deer Trail
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Deer Trail, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Deer Trail?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Deer Trail have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Deer Trail is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Deer Trail’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Deer Trail’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Spirit of the Prairie Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
7 places to go in Deer Trail
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Deer Trail
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Deer Trail
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Basketball
3Tracks
1Volleyball
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Deer Trail: 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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 65 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Deer Trail →
Questions about parks and trails in Deer Trail
Where can I hike in Deer Trail?
The longest trail networks: Spirit of the Prairie Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Deer Trail 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 Deer Trail’s trails?
Spirit of the Prairie Park and Deer Trail Pioneer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Deer Trail?
432 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deer Trail or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Deer Trail have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Deer Trail neighbors.
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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 →