Photo: Public domain · Public domainRangely has 8.8 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
4 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rangely?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rangely have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rangely is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Rangely’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Rangely’s land. Who manages Rangely’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Land Board State Land Board State Resource Management Area | State land board | 3 | Closed |
1 places to go in Rangely
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Rangely: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 85 | 92 | 88 | 79 | 64 | 48 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rangely →
Questions about parks and trails in Rangely
How much of Rangely is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Rangely’s trails?
East End Park and Hefley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rangely?
236,126 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rangely or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 575 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rangely have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Rangely 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 →