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Outdoors in Manitou

Few parks or trails are on the map in Manitou

0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Manitou, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Manitou JailBuilding · listed 2016
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Manitou

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)10.110.911.913.013.914.514.213.412.311.210.39.9
High (°F)535766758392979687766453
Rain (in)1.01.22.12.84.23.72.32.62.82.71.71.4

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Manitou →

Questions about parks and trails in Manitou

Is there public land near Manitou?

22 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manitou or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Manitou 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 →