Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Keenesburg has 11 acres of parks, 4.5 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Keenesburg, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Keenesburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Keenesburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Keenesburg is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Keenesburg’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
15 conserved acres
under 1% of Keenesburg’s land. Who manages Keenesburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schey Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| RE-J3 School Board School District Land - General Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 4 | Restricted |
| City of Keenesburg City Land - General Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
9 places to go in Keenesburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 picnic areas without a name on the map.
0.0 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 Keenesburg: 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) | 43 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
December 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 Keenesburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Keenesburg
How much of Keenesburg is conserved land?
under 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 Keenesburg’s trails?
Schey Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Keenesburg?
985 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keenesburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Keenesburg have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Keenesburg 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 →