Chipeta Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Barker Reservoir Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Denver, Boulder and Western Railway Historic District · Photo: Don O'Brien from Piketon, Ohio, United States · CC BY 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Nederland
14% of Nederland’s land is conserved: 135 acres
4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Nederland, 3.2 per square mile of land. 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
135 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
3.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Nederland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nederland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nederland is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nederland’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%A−Trails3.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Nederland’s 14% is ahead of 73% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 87% 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 Chipeta Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
135 conserved acres
14% of Nederland’s land. Who manages Nederland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County89 ac
U.S. Forest Service41 ac
Town or city5 ac
Unknown Easement · 60 acNational Forest · 41 acLocal Other or Unknown · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 41 | Open |
| Mud Lake Local Other or Unknown | County | 28 | Open |
| Barker Reservoir Rec. Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Nederland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nederland
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Nederland
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.0 miUnpaved · 2.1 mi
Barker Reservoir Trail0.4 mi
Kendall's Korner0.3 mi
Ice Rink Trail0.3 mi
Tungsten Loop0.1 mi
Alpine Court0.1 mi
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
3Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Nederland: June 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 36 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
December is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 3.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Nederland →
Questions about parks and trails in Nederland
Where can I hike in Nederland?
The longest trail networks: Chipeta Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nederland is conserved land?
14% 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 Nederland’s trails?
Chipeta Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nederland?
98,006 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nederland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nederland have?
Ahead of 95% 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 Nederland 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 →