Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0La Junta has 31 acres of parks, 4.3 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross La Junta, 0.2 per square mile of land. 1% of La Junta’s land is conserved, about 28 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #138 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is La Junta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does La Junta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Junta is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #138 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds 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 La Junta’s 1% is ahead of 18% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% 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.
Tippy Martinez Softball Field
Potter Park
28 conserved acres
1% of La Junta’s land. Who manages La Junta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Tippy Martinez Softball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Potter Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Santa Fe Plaza Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
19 places to go in La Junta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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.
9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in La Junta: April and May
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Junta →
Questions about parks and trails in La Junta
Where can I hike in La Junta?
The longest trail networks: Tippy Martinez Softball Field, 0.2 miles; Santa Fe Plaza, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of La Junta 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 La Junta’s trails?
City Park and Tippy Martinez Softball Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near La Junta?
32,070 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Junta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Junta have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #138 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 La Junta 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 →