Severance Community Park
Managed by Town of Severance
37 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Severance
Severance has 17 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Severance Community Park (1 mi). 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 72 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #130 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
26 acres · of 12.9 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.0 mi
1.0 mi lanes · 3.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Severance?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Severance have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Severance is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #130 of 159 in Colorado. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Severance’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land7.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 18%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Severance’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Severance Community Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Overlook Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Summit View Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Severance Community Park37 acres · 1 mi of trail · Town of Severance
Overlook Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Summit View Park4 acres
Blue Spruce Park3 acres
DirectionsKaren Suman Park2 acres
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
under 1% of Severance’s land. Who manages Severance’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Local Park · 26 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Summit View Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Broadview Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Blue Spruce Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Timpinon Pine Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Severance
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Severance
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Severance
Severance Dog Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Severance
Tailholt Community GardenTown of Severance
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.3 miUnpaved · 4.5 mi
Baldridge Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
4Tracks
4Tennis
3Football
3Baseball
2Softball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Severance: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 87 | 79 | 65 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Severance →
Next door
Severance and its neighbors
Severance has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severance | under 1% | 1.3 | 7 | 79% | B− |
| Windsor | 6% | 1.7 | 13 | 92% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Severance
Where can I hike in Severance?
The longest trail networks: Severance Community Park, 1 miles; Overlook Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Severance 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 Severance’s trails?
Severance Community Park and Overlook Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Severance?
4.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes and 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Severance?
13,894 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Severance or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Severance have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 of 159 in Colorado. 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 Severance 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 →