Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0The Pinery has 17 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 613 acres are parks and preserves, 52 per 1,000 residents. 11% of The Pinery’s land is conserved, about 714 acres.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #37 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is The Pinery?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does The Pinery have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, The Pinery is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #37 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so The Pinery’s 11% is ahead of 66% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% 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
The longest trail network is North Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mancanta Regional Park
Pradera Park
All 7 parks & preserves
714 conserved acres
11% of The Pinery’s land. Who manages The Pinery’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 72 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinney Property Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 332 | Open |
| Pradera Pkwy Open Space Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 50 | Open |
| Ponderosa High School Local Park | Regional agency | 43 | Restricted |
| Bingham Lake Trail Open Space Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 41 | Open |
| East Democrat Road Open Space Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 37 | Open |
| Pinery Park Open Space Local Conservation Area | County | 26 | Open |
| Bingham Lake Park Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Northeast Elementary Local Park | Regional agency | 15 | Restricted |
| Unknown Park Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
| Hungry Horse Local Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
24 places to go in The Pinery
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
7.7 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 The Pinery: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 46 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 80 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in The Pinery →
The Pinery and its neighbors
The Pinery 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinery | 11% | 1.6 | 52 | 96% | A+ |
| Castle Rock | 12% | 2.3 | 35 | 91% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in The Pinery
Where can I hike in The Pinery?
The longest trail networks: North Park, 0.3 miles; Pradera Park, 0.2 miles; Pinery Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of The Pinery is conserved land?
11% 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 The Pinery’s trails?
North Park and Mancanta Regional Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in The Pinery?
7.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.6 of painted or protected lanes, 1.7 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near The Pinery?
12,544 acres of parks and open public land lie inside The Pinery or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 613 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does The Pinery have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 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 The Pinery 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 →