BLM Open OHV Area
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Orchard City
Few parks or trails are on the map in Orchard City
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Orchard City’s land is conserved, about 172 acres. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #156 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
172 acres · of 11.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orchard City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orchard City is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #156 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Orchard City’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 2%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Orchard City’s 2% is ahead of 25% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Orchard City. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
172 conserved acres
2% of Orchard City’s land. Who manages Orchard City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits132 ac
Town or city32 ac
Bureau of Land Management8 ac
Agricultural Easement · 132 acLocal Park · 32 acNational Public Lands · 8 acOther Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 132 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard City Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Uncompahgre Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 8 | Open |
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
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
First Presbyterian Church of EckertBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Orchard City: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 87 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Orchard City →
Questions about parks and trails in Orchard City
How much of Orchard City is conserved land?
2% 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 Orchard City’s trails?
BLM Open OHV Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Orchard City?
69,501 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orchard City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orchard City have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #156 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 Orchard City 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 →