Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.07% of West Pleasant View’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross West Pleasant View, 1.8 per square mile of land. 7% of West Pleasant View’s land is conserved, about 71 acres.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #62 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Pleasant View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Pleasant View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Pleasant View is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #62 of 159 in Colorado. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so West Pleasant View’s 7% is ahead of 53% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Wolf Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
71 conserved acres
7% of West Pleasant View’s land. Who manages West Pleasant View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View Community Park at Camp George West Local Park | Regional agency | 39 | Open |
| Jefferson County Fairgrounds Local Other or Unknown | County | 22 | Unknown |
| Wolf Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Orchard Street Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
7 places to go in West Pleasant View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
2.4 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in West Pleasant View: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 47 | 55 | 60 | 69 | 81 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Pleasant View →
West Pleasant View and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in West Pleasant View
Where can I hike in West Pleasant View?
The longest trail networks: Wolf Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Pleasant View is conserved land?
7% 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 West Pleasant View’s trails?
Wolf Park and Orchard Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West Pleasant View?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes, 0.8 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near West Pleasant View?
49,781 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Pleasant View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Pleasant View have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #62 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 West Pleasant View 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 →