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Gimlett-LeFevre CabinPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Garfield

More than half of Garfield’s land is conserved: 55%

55% of Garfield’s land is conserved, about 137 acres.

Conserved land
55%
137 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

137 conserved acres

55% of Garfield’s land. Who manages Garfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service137 ac
National Forest · 137 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
San Isabel National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service137Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
South Arkansas River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Gimlett/LeFevre CabinBuilding · listed 2018
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Garfield: June to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.214.314.814.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)293240465567716862513829
Rain (in)0.91.01.41.71.30.81.82.11.31.20.91.0

June is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 71 °F). 2.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Garfield →

Questions about parks and trails in Garfield

Is there public land near Garfield?

104,313 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 146 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Garfield 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 →