Tsistsistas-Hinono'ei Park
Park
4 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto VisitorsWebsite ↗
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Four Square Mile
10% of Four Square Mile’s 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. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Four Square Mile, 1.4 per square mile of land. 10% of Four Square Mile’s land is conserved, about 166 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #88 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
166 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.3 mi
3.6 mi lanes · 4.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Four Square Mile?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Four Square Mile have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Four Square Mile is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #88 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Four Square Mile’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 81%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 45%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Four Square Mile’s 10% is ahead of 60% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% 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
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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 Tsistsistas-Hinono'ei Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Welch Park
Managed by Arapahoe County Open Space Parks and Trails
4 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Long's Pine Grove Park
Managed by Arapahoe County Open Space Parks and Trails
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
166 conserved acres
10% of Four Square Mile’s land. Who manages Four Square Mile’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County149 ac
Private owners141 ac
Regional Water Districts7 ac
Regional agency6 ac
Town or city4 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 282 acLocal Park · 10 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Galleries Private Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 7 | Open |
| Cherry Creek Greenway Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Cheyenne / Arapaho Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Welch Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Long’s Pine Grove Local Park | County | 2 | Closed |
| Wabash Trailhead Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
| High Line East Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
39 places to go in Four Square Mile
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Four Square Mile
19 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Four Square Mile
Deerfield Dog Park
DirectionsPlus 4 dog parks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Four Square Mile
15 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.8 miUnpaved · 2.6 mi
Foxcrossing0.1 mi
Biking & sports
8.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Basketball
6Tennis
5Volleyball
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Four Square Mile: 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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 86 | 79 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Four Square Mile →
Next door
Four Square Mile and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Four Square Mile
Where can I hike in Four Square Mile?
The longest trail networks: Tsistsistas-Hinono'ei Park, 0.4 miles; Welch Park, 0.4 miles; Long's Pine Grove Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Four Square Mile is conserved land?
10% 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 Four Square Mile’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Welch Park and Long's Pine Grove Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Four Square Mile?
8.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of painted or protected lanes and 4.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Four Square Mile?
20,302 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Four Square Mile or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 58 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Four Square Mile have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 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 Four Square Mile 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 →