Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Edgewater
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Edgewater, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #119 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Edgewater?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Edgewater have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edgewater is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #119 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Edgewater’s 3% is ahead of 30% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 15% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
13 conserved acres
3% of Edgewater’s land. Who manages Edgewater’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Branch Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Citizen'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
6 places to go in Edgewater
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
2.7 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 Edgewater: April and 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 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 83 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Edgewater →
Edgewater 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | 3% | 0.4 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| Lakewood | 25% | 2.8 | 40 | 99% | A+ |
| Wheat Ridge | 7% | 1.6 | 7 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edgewater
Where can I hike in Edgewater?
The longest trail networks: Walker Branch Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edgewater is conserved land?
3% 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 Edgewater’s trails?
Citizen's Park and Walker Branch Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Edgewater?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Edgewater?
33,288 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edgewater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Edgewater have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #119 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 Edgewater 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 →