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Outdoors in Coolidge Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Coolidge Township

14% of Coolidge Township’s land is conserved, about 10,173 acres. 77 miles of mapped trail cross Coolidge Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
10,173 acres · of 115.0 sq mi of land
Trails
77 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

10,173 conserved acres

14% of Coolidge Township’s land. Who manages Coolidge Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits20,047 ac
State parks90 ac
Private owners56 ac
Bureau of Land Management14 ac
Conservation Easement · 20,047 acState Conservation Area · 90 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 56 acNational Public Lands · 14 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10,027 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cottonwood Flats Wildlife Area
State Conservation Area
State parks90Restricted
Private Private Land
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners56Closed
Royal Gorge Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management14Open
Trails & water

6 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 34.2 mi
County Road 232.7 mi
County Road 201.5 mi
County Road G0.8 mi
County Road D0.5 mi
County Road A0.3 mi
County Road F0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Coolidge Township: April and May

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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)465060687889939083705747
Rain (in)0.30.40.81.42.12.53.12.91.11.30.50.5

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coolidge Township →

Next door

Coolidge Township and its neighbors

Coolidge Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Coolidge Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bear Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Coolidge Township

Is there public land near Coolidge Township?

2,134 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coolidge Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Coolidge Township 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 →