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Outdoors in Echo Hills

5% of Echo Hills’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Echo Hills’ land is conserved, about 18 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 69 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
5%
18 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

18 conserved acres

5% of Echo Hills’ land. Who manages Echo Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Joint10 ac
U.S. Forest Service8 ac
Local Park · 10 acNational Forest · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mount Pence
Local Park
Joint10Open
Arapaho National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service8Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Nokomis Trail0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Echo Hills: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)404047526273797670584739
Rain (in)0.60.91.82.62.52.02.32.31.71.30.90.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 2.6 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Echo Hills →

Questions about parks and trails in Echo Hills

Is there public land near Echo Hills?

60,548 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Echo Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Echo Hills 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 →