Riverdale Bluffs Open Space
Nature preserve
181 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Todd Creek
Todd Creek has 9.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
15 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Todd Creek’s land is conserved, about 311 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #136 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
311 acres · of 9.9 sq mi of land
Trails
9.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Todd Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Todd Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Todd Creek is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #136 of 159 in Colorado. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Todd Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 15%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Todd Creek’s 5% is ahead of 44% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
311 conserved acres
5% of Todd Creek’s land. Who manages Todd Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County322 ac
Town or city182 ac
State parks57 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 270 acOther Easement · 182 acUnknown Easement · 97 acLocal Conservation Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Bluffs Open Space Local Other or Unknown | County | 181 | Unknown |
| Medlin Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 57 | Closed |
| Urban Drainage No 1 Local Other or Unknown | County | 17 | Closed |
| Todd Creek Greenway Local Conservation Area | County | 13 | Open |
| Foxridge Estates Local Other or Unknown | County | 12 | Unknown |
| Van Scoyk Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Todd Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Todd Creek
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Todd Creek: 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 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
December is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Todd Creek →
Next door
Todd Creek and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Todd Creek
How much of Todd Creek is conserved land?
5% 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 Todd Creek’s trails?
Riverdale Bluffs Open Space doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Todd Creek?
14,721 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Todd Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Todd Creek have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #136 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 Todd Creek 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 →