Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Managed by National Park Service
2 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Hornbek House · Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Florissant
Few parks or trails are on the map in Florissant
2 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Florissant, 1.2 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Florissant’s land. Who manages Florissant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service2 ac
National Monument · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument National Monument | National Park Service | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Hiking trail0.3 mi
Dog Walking Trail0.3 mi
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Florissant: May, June and 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 40 | 47 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
December is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 2.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Florissant →
Questions about parks and trails in Florissant
Are dogs allowed on Florissant’s trails?
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Florissant?
106,807 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Florissant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Florissant 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 →