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

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sedalia

20% of Sedalia’s land is conserved, about 171 acres. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sedalia, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
20%
171 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi lanes
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
Who protects it

171 conserved acres

20% of Sedalia’s land. Who manages Sedalia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County99 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits66 ac
Regional agency4 ac
Private owners3 ac
Conservation Easement · 103 acUnknown Easement · 66 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 167 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sedalia Elementary
Local Park
Regional agency4Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Sedalia

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Sedalia

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

1.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Soccer

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Santa Fe Railway Water TankStructure · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Sedalia: April to June and 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)474856617082878578655446
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.32.31.82.02.01.41.10.80.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.3 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sedalia →

Questions about parks and trails in Sedalia

Where can I bike in Sedalia?

1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Sedalia?

40,785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sedalia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sedalia 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 →