Centennial Park
Managed by Town of Frederick
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Frederick
8% of Frederick’s land is conserved, and 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park
16 miles of mapped trail cross Frederick, 1.0 per square mile of land. 8% of Frederick’s land is conserved, about 772 acres. 368 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #68 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
772 acres · of 15.2 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
368 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.0 mi
1.8 mi lanes · 4.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Frederick?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Frederick have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Frederick is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #68 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 Frederick’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (368 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home95% 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 88%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 58%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Frederick’s 8% is ahead of 56% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fox Run Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
The Farm Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Raspberry Hill Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Raspberry Hill Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Firefighters' Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Centennial Park32 acres · Town of Frederick
DirectionsFox Run Park15 acres
The Farm Park6 acres
James M. Crist Park2 acres
DirectionsSummit View Park2 acres
Eagle Valley Park1 acres
Maplewood Park1 acres
Who protects it
772 conserved acres
8% of Frederick’s land. Who manages Frederick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County307 ac
Town or city172 ac
Regional agency166 ac
Joint126 ac
State parks1 ac
Unknown Easement · 431 acLocal Park · 338 acAgricultural Easement · 1 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 434 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Valley Recreation District Regional (Metro District) Parks Local Park | Regional agency | 166 | Open |
| Town of Frederick City Parks Local Park | Town or city | 153 | Open |
| Fox Run Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Summit View Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Eagle Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Maplewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Gateway Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Frederick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Frederick
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.2 mi
off-road bike paths
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
6Baseball
6Tennis
3Basketball
3Skate park
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Frederick: 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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
December is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Frederick →
Next door
Frederick and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Frederick
Where can I hike in Frederick?
The longest trail networks: Raspberry Hill Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Frederick is conserved land?
8% 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 Frederick’s trails?
Centennial Park and Fox Run Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Frederick?
7.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes, 4.2 of off-road paths and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Frederick?
14,280 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Frederick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 368 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Frederick have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 Frederick 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 →