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Outdoors in Queenstown

Few parks or trails are on the map in Queenstown

20% of Queenstown’s land is conserved, about 261 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Queenstown, 5.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
20%
261 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
5.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Queenstown Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

261 conserved acres

20% of Queenstown’s land. Who manages Queenstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources198 ac
Joint198 ac
Private owners59 ac
State conservation1 ac
Not recorded5 ac
Conservation Easement · 257 acUnknown Easement · 199 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 257 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Open Space
Private Other or Unknown
Not recorded5Unknown
Things to do

3 places to go in Queenstown

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Beaches in Queenstown

1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
1Tennis

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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.

History →
BowlinglyBuilding · listed 1972
About it
St. Peter's ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Queenstown: April to June

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)444755667583888679695748
Rain (in)3.12.74.13.43.84.14.34.34.53.73.13.7

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Queenstown →

Questions about parks and trails in Queenstown

Are dogs allowed on Queenstown’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Queenstown?

5,468 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Queenstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Queenstown neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →