Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Monte Vista
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Chapman Park (0.5 mi). 24 acres are parks and preserves, 5.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #123 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Monte Vista?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Monte Vista have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monte Vista is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #123 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 Monte Vista’s 1% is ahead of 16% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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 Chapman Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
23 conserved acres
1% of Monte Vista’s land. Who manages Monte Vista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Ski Hi Softball Fields Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Montez Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Marsh Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fullenwewider Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Tennis Courts Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
14 places to go in Monte Vista
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 13 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Monte Vista: April to August
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 1.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Monte Vista →
Questions about parks and trails in Monte Vista
Where can I hike in Monte Vista?
The longest trail networks: Chapman Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Monte Vista 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 Monte Vista’s trails?
Chapman Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Monte Vista?
50,870 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monte Vista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Monte Vista have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #123 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 Monte Vista 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 →