North Park
Managed by Town of Del Norte
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Riverwalk Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: C caudill1 · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Del Norte
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Del Norte
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Del Norte, 1.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Del Norte’s land is conserved, about 13 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
13 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Del Norte?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Del Norte have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Del Norte is ahead of 76% 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 Del Norte’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks 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 76%
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Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Del Norte’s 2% is ahead of 21% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 North Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Centennial Park
Managed by Town of Del Norte
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Riverfront Park
Managed by Town of Del Norte
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Voss Park
Managed by Town of Del Norte
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
2% of Del Norte’s land. Who manages Del Norte’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service11 ac
Private owners1 ac
National Forest · 11 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 11 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Del Norte
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Del Norte
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
Loop Trail0.3 mi
Riverwalk Trail0.1 mi
Summit0.1 mi
School Access Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
4Basketball
3Baseball
1Skate park
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Sutherland BridgeStructure · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Del Norte: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 1.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Del Norte →
Questions about parks and trails in Del Norte
Where can I hike in Del Norte?
The longest trail networks: North Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Del Norte is conserved land?
2% 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 Del Norte’s trails?
North Park and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Del Norte?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Del Norte?
90,153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Del Norte or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Del Norte have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Del Norte 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 →