Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Trinidad has 14 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Central Park (0.8 mi). 147 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #105 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Trinidad?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Trinidad have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Trinidad is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #105 of 159 in Colorado. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Trinidad’s 2% is ahead of 25% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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 Central Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kit Carson Park
134 conserved acres
2% of Trinidad’s land. Who manages Trinidad’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 27 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulevard Nature Park Local Park | Town or city | 66 | Unknown |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| South Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Kit Carson Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cimino Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Trinidad Skatepark Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Memorial Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Trinidad
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
17 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
5 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Trinidad: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 85 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Trinidad →
Questions about parks and trails in Trinidad
Where can I hike in Trinidad?
The longest trail networks: Central Park, 0.8 miles; South Side Park, 0.3 miles; Cimino Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Trinidad is conserved land?
2% 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 Trinidad’s trails?
Central Park and South Side Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Trinidad?
35,527 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trinidad or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 147 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Trinidad have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Trinidad 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 →