Willow Creek Park
Park
25 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Junkyard kahrs at English Wikipedia · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Lamar
Lamar has 6.9 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
10% of Lamar’s land is conserved, about 327 acres. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 193 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #63 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
327 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
193 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lamar?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lamar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lamar is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #63 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lamar’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (193 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 89%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 61%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Lamar’s 10% is ahead of 61% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Willow Creek Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Escondido Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
McCorkle's Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Willow Creek Park25 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Bi-Centennial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsEscondido Park4 acres
McCorkle's Park3 acres
North Side Park1 acres
DirectionsEnchanted Forest Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
327 conserved acres
10% of Lamar’s land. Who manages Lamar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city193 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits131 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Local Park · 147 acUnknown Easement · 131 acLocal Recreation Area · 45 acState Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 131 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gateway Park Local Park | Town or city | 102 | Open |
| Ballpark Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Willow Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Escondido Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Lamar Service Center State Administrative Area State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Restricted |
| McCorkle Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Northside Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Enchanted Forest Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Basketball
4Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lamar: 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 90 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 71 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lamar →
Questions about parks and trails in Lamar
Where can I hike in Lamar?
The longest trail networks: Willow Creek Park, 0.3 miles; Bi-Centennial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lamar is conserved land?
10% 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 Lamar’s trails?
Willow Creek Park and Escondido Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lamar?
1,154 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lamar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 193 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lamar have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #63 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 Lamar neighbors.
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Sources
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 →