Rotary Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Shaw Heights
Shaw Heights has 6 acres of parks, 1.1 for every 1,000 residents
78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Shaw Heights’ land is conserved, about 6 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #155 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shaw Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shaw Heights is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #155 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shaw Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home78% 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 18%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 3%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Shaw Heights’ 1% is ahead of 16% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Shaw Heights. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
1% of Shaw Heights’ land. Who manages Shaw Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Shaw Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shaw Heights
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Shaw Heights: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 48 | 56 | 62 | 71 | 83 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shaw Heights →
Next door
Shaw Heights and its neighbors
Shaw Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Heights | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 78% | C− |
| Westminster | 34% | 3.0 | 34 | 99% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shaw Heights
How much of Shaw Heights is conserved land?
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 Shaw Heights’ trails?
Rotary Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shaw Heights?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Shaw Heights?
23,476 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shaw Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shaw Heights have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #155 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 Shaw Heights 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 →