Few parks or trails are on the map in Peoria

7% of Peoria’s land is conserved, about 612 acres. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Peoria, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land

612 acres · of 13.8 sq mi of land

Trails

2.2 mi

0.2 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

612 conserved acres

7% of Peoria’s land. Who manages Peoria’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board569 ac

Private owners43 ac

USDA easements (NRCS)43 ac

Land trusts & nonprofits41 ac

State Resource Management Area · 569 acConservation Easement · 43 acAgricultural Easement · 43 acRanch Easement · 41 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 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
Colorado State Land Board State Land Board State Resource Management Area	State land board	569	Closed

When to get out

The best walking months in Peoria: April to June

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	10.6	11.8	13.2	14.3	15.0	14.7	13.7	12.4	11.1	9.9	9.4
High (°F)	43	45	54	61	71	83	89	86	79	65	52	43
Rain (in)	0.5	0.5	1.1	1.9	2.6	2.1	2.6	2.1	1.3	1.0	0.7	0.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Peoria →

Questions about parks and trails in Peoria

Is there public land near Peoria?

532 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Peoria or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Peoria neighbors.

Town Square →

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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 →

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