First Evangelical Lutheran Church · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Gypsum has 19 miles of mapped trails, 2.2 for every square mile of land
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 75 acres are parks and preserves, 8.4 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Gypsum’s land is conserved, about 166 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #103 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Gypsum?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Gypsum have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gypsum is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #103 of 159 in Colorado. 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 Gypsum’s 3% is ahead of 29% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 73% 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
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166 conserved acres
3% of Gypsum’s land. Who manages Gypsum’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 94 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Shooting Sports Facility Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Gypsum Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Buckhorn Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Second Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Gypsum Ponds State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
| Quail Run Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Gypsum Estates Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Eagle River Estates Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Town Hall Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Mchatten Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
3 places to go in Gypsum
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.
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
9.1 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Gypsum: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 51 | 58 | 69 | 80 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 62 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gypsum →
Gypsum and its neighbors
Gypsum has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum | 3% | 2.2 | 8 | 86% | B+ |
| Eagle | 3% | 3.6 | 11 | 95% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Gypsum
How much of Gypsum is conserved land?
3% 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.
Where can I bike in Gypsum?
9.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Gypsum?
175,765 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gypsum or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Gypsum have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #103 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 Gypsum 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 →