Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Lincoln Park has 108 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Lincoln Park, 1.3 per square mile of land. 5% of Lincoln Park’s land is conserved, about 111 acres. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #107 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lincoln Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lincoln Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincoln Park is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #107 of 159 in Colorado. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Lincoln Park’s 5% is ahead of 40% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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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111 conserved acres
5% of Lincoln Park’s land. Who manages Lincoln Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area - River Walk State Park | State fish & wildlife | 93 | Open |
| Canon City Rouse Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Off Leash Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| San Isabel National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
2 named trails
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 Lincoln Park: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lincoln Park →
Lincoln Park and its neighbors
Lincoln Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park | 5% | 1.3 | 27 | 40% | B+ |
| Cañon City | 1% | 0.9 | 5 | 72% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lincoln Park
How much of Lincoln Park is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Lincoln Park?
43,281 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lincoln Park have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #107 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 Lincoln Park 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 →