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Grand Avenue in Norwood, ColoradoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Norwood

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Norwood

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 9.3 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
7,041 ft
Wrights Mesa
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Norwood Town Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

4 places to go in Norwood

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Norwood
Wrights Mesa7,041 ft elevation
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
1Pickleball
1Skate park
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Ruble-Orendorf MercantileBuilding · listed 2023
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Norwood: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)404452596981858275635040
Rain (in)1.00.91.01.11.40.71.61.91.91.51.21.1

June is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 1.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Norwood →

Questions about parks and trails in Norwood

Are dogs allowed on Norwood’s trails?

Norwood Town Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Norwood?

101,190 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Norwood 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 →