Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0Perry Park has 6.8 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents. 4% of Perry Park’s land is conserved, about 211 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Perry Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perry Park is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Perry Park’s 4% is ahead of 34% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 28% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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211 conserved acres
4% of Perry Park’s land. Who manages Perry Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Park Local Park | County | 65 | Open |
| Big "D" Local Other or Unknown | County | 54 | Unknown |
| Pike National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 23 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Perry Park: April 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 47 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Perry Park →
Questions about parks and trails in Perry Park
How much of Perry Park is conserved land?
4% 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.
Where can I bike in Perry Park?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Perry Park?
55,631 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Perry Park have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Perry Park neighbors.
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 →