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San Luis, ColoradoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in San Luis

Few parks or trails are on the map in San Luis

0.2 miles of mapped trail cross San Luis, 0.4 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
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
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
1Baseball

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

History along the way

5 places on the National Register

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

History →
Plaza de San Luis de la CulebraDistrict · listed 1978
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San Luis BridgeStructure · listed 1985
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A.A. Salazar HouseBuilding · listed 1998
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Rito Seco Creek CulvertStructure · listed 2002
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"Sierras y Colores" MuralObject · listed 2023
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When to get out

The best walking months in San Luis: 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)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)384250586778817872624939
Rain (in)0.90.81.01.21.41.02.22.31.71.30.91.0

February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 2.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in San Luis →

Questions about parks and trails in San Luis

Is there public land near San Luis?

4,288 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Luis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from San Luis 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 →