Riverside Park
Managed by City of Evans
76 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Evans
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Evans
14 miles of mapped trail cross Evans, 1.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Riverside Park (1.6 mi), Vineyard Park (0.5 mi). 5% of Evans’ land is conserved, about 327 acres.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #75 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
327 acres · of 10.6 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
305 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 1.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Evans?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Evans have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Evans is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #75 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Evans’ overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (305 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 83%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 53%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Evans’ 5% is ahead of 43% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% 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 Riverside Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Prairie View Park
Managed by City of Greeley
9 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ridge Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Riverside Park76 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · City of Evans
DirectionsVineyard Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsPrairie View Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Greeley
Evans City Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Ridge Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Renaissance Park2 acres
Dante Park1 acres
Da Vinci Park1 acres
Who protects it
327 conserved acres
5% of Evans’ land. Who manages Evans’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city189 ac
State fish & wildlife137 ac
State Conservation Area · 137 acLocal Park · 137 acConservation Easement · 30 acLocal Other or Unknown · 17 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webster State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 137 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 71 | Open |
| North Point Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Freedom Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Prairie View Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Driftwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Vineyard Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Evans
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Evans
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Evans
Freedom Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Evans
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.3 miUnpaved · 0.6 mi
Grapevine Hollow Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Basketball
5Baseball
2Soccer
1Football
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Evans: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Evans →
Next door
Evans and its neighbors
Evans has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Evans
Where can I hike in Evans?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 1.6 miles; Vineyard Park, 0.5 miles; Prairie View Park, 0.2 miles; Ridge Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Evans is conserved land?
5% 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 Evans’ trails?
Riverside Park and Vineyard Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Evans?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes and 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Evans?
3,102 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Evans or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 335 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Evans have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #75 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 Evans 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 →