Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Granby has 65 miles of mapped trails, 5.1 for every square mile of land
7% of Granby’s land is conserved, about 540 acres. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Granby?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Granby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Granby is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Granby’s 7% is ahead of 51% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kaibab Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grand Meadows Park
540 conserved acres
7% of Granby’s land. Who manages Granby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 468 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Land Board State Land Board State Resource Management Area | State land board | 71 | Closed |
| Silver Creek State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Granby
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
25 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
15 more trails
3.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Granby: May 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.
| 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
November is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 1.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Granby →
Questions about parks and trails in Granby
Where can I hike in Granby?
The longest trail networks: Kaibab Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Granby is conserved land?
7% 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 Granby’s trails?
Kaibab Park and Grand Meadows Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Granby?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes, 1.6 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Fraser to Granby Trail.
Is there public land near Granby?
121,665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Granby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Granby have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Granby neighbors.
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 →