Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Johnstown has 20 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 142 acres are parks and preserves, 7.5 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Johnstown’s land is conserved, about 130 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #120 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Johnstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Johnstown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Johnstown is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #120 of 159 in Colorado. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Johnstown’s 1% is ahead of 15% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 47% 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 Sunrise Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clearview Park
All 8 parks & preserves
130 conserved acres
1% of Johnstown’s land. Who manages Johnstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Open |
| Nelson Farm Park Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Sunrise Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Pioneer Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rolling Hills Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Clearview Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Eddie Aragon Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Big Thompson Ponds State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
| Parish Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
23 places to go in Johnstown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 19 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
7.4 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Johnstown: 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 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Johnstown →
Johnstown and its neighbors
Johnstown has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Johnstown
Where can I hike in Johnstown?
The longest trail networks: Sunrise Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Johnstown is conserved land?
1% 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 Johnstown’s trails?
Sunrise Park and Clearview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Johnstown?
7.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 7.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Johnstown?
12,172 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Johnstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 142 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Johnstown have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #120 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 Johnstown 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 →