West Side 9 Hole Disc Golf
Park
22 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wellington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Wellington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Wellington, 0.5 per square mile of land. 102 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #103 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
95 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
102 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Wellington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wellington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wellington is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #103 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wellington’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (102 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
LessMore
Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 35%
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Wellington’s 3% is ahead of 32% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 West Side 9 Hole Disc Golf, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
East Side 9 Hole Disc Golf
Park
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
West Side 9 Hole Disc Golf22 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsEast Side 9 Hole Disc Golf12 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsWellington Community Park38 acres
DirectionsLibrary Park9 acres · Town of Wellington
DirectionsViewpointe Park7 acres
Park Meadows Park3 acres
Wellington City Park2 acres
Corage Park1 acres
Winick Community Park1 acres
Who protects it
95 conserved acres
3% of Wellington’s land. Who manages Wellington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city85 ac
Regional agency26 ac
Other state land1 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 62 acLocal Other or Unknown · 48 acOther Easement · 1 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poudre R-1 School District School District Land - General Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 23 | Unknown |
| Town of Wellington City Land - Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Wellington Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Disc Golf Course East Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Disc Golf Course West Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Library Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Viewpointe Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Park Meadows Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| North Poudre Irrigation Company Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 2 | Closed |
| Winick Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Wellington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wellington
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Wellington
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Wellington
Wellington Disc Golf Course - EastIn East Side 9 Hole Disc Golf · Town of Wellington
DirectionsWellington Disc Golf Course - WestIn West Side 9 Hole Disc Golf · Town of Wellington
DirectionsBiking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Tennis
6Baseball
4Pickleball
4Basketball
2Softball
1Volleyball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
First National Bank BuildingBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wellington: April to June, August and September
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 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 70 | 82 | 88 | 86 | 78 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
December is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wellington →
Questions about parks and trails in Wellington
Where can I hike in Wellington?
The longest trail networks: West Side 9 Hole Disc Golf, 0.3 miles; East Side 9 Hole Disc Golf, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wellington is conserved land?
3% 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 Wellington’s trails?
West Side 9 Hole Disc Golf and East Side 9 Hole Disc Golf don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wellington?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wellington?
11,604 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wellington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 102 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wellington have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #103 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 Wellington 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 →