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North La Junta, ColoradoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in North La Junta

Few parks or trails are on the map in North La Junta

2% of North La Junta’s land is conserved, about 17 acres.

Conserved land
2%
17 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

17 conserved acres

2% of North La Junta’s land. Who manages North La Junta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)17 ac
Conservation Easement · 17 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
North La Junta SchoolBuilding · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in North 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)475162697989949184715847
Rain (in)0.40.40.91.31.71.52.31.80.91.10.50.4

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 North La Junta →

Questions about parks and trails in North La Junta

Is there public land near North La Junta?

21,803 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North La Junta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from North La Junta 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 →