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Outdoors in Colo

99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Colo

3 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Colo, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Carmody Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Colo

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)283346607180848276624633
Rain (in)0.91.12.03.85.15.54.24.23.72.71.81.3

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Colo →

Questions about parks and trails in Colo

Are dogs allowed on Colo’s trails?

Carmody Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Colo?

2,278 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Colo 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 →