Confluence Park
Nature preserve
200 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
US Post Office and Federal Building-Delta Main · Photo: Jeffrey Beall from Colorado, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Delta
Delta has 477 acres of parks, 51 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Confluence Park (3.1 mi). 11 miles of mapped trail cross Delta, 0.8 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #84 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
474 acres · of 13.3 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
477 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Delta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delta is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #84 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Delta’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land51 acres of park per 1,000 residents (477 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 47%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Delta’s 6% is ahead of 45% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Confluence Park, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cottonwood Park
Park
58 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Riverbend Park
Park
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Confluence Park200 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCleland Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsTamarac Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCottonwood Park58 acres
Riverbend Park51 acres
Mountain View Park10 acres
DirectionsSkate Park2 acres
Bob Jay1 acres
Who protects it
474 conserved acres
6% of Delta’s land. Who manages Delta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city421 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits89 ac
State fish & wildlife42 ac
Bureau of Land Management5 ac
U.S. Forest Service3 ac
Local Park · 324 acConservation Easement · 87 acLocal Recreation Area · 84 acLocal Other or Unknown · 57 acNational Public Lands · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence Park Local Park | Town or city | 310 | Open |
| City of Delta City Land - Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 57 | Unknown |
| Parker & Wild / Colorado Wetlands Initiative Legacy Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 45 | Open |
| Mountain View Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Tamarac Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Uncompahgre Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5 | Open |
| Cleland Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Uncompahgre National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
| Bob Jay Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Emerald Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Delta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Delta
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Delta
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Delta
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
8Baseball
4Tennis
2Beach volleyball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
US Post Office and Federal Building-Delta MainBuilding · listed 1986
About itFirst Methodist Episcopal Church of DeltaBuilding · listed 1991
About itDelta County Bank BuildingBuilding · listed 1993
About itEgyptian TheaterBuilding · listed 1993
About itGarnethurstBuilding · listed 1995
About itDelta Municipal Light & Power PlantBuilding · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Delta: April and May
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 68 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Delta →
Questions about parks and trails in Delta
Where can I hike in Delta?
The longest trail networks: Confluence Park, 3.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Delta is conserved land?
6% 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 Delta’s trails?
Confluence Park and Cottonwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delta?
79,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 486 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Delta have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #84 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 Delta 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 →