Denver Memorial Park
Managed by The Trustees of the Denver Memorial Park & Playground Association
15 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Denver
6% of Denver’s land is conserved: 46 acres
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Denver, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Denver Memorial Park (0.6 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #448 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
46 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Denver?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Denver have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Denver is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #448 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Denver’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 57%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Denver’s 6% is ahead of 39% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Denver Memorial Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bon View Estate Linear Park
Managed by Denver Borough
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Denver Park Annex
Managed by Denver Borough
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
46 conserved acres
6% of Denver’s land. Who manages Denver’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government45 ac
Town or city1 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 39 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 acAgricultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Memorial Park and Playground Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 27 | Open |
| Bon View Estates Linear Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
| Bon View Linear Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Denver Community Pool Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Getz Land Acquisition Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| North Fourth Street Playground Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Denver
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Denver
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Denver
1 dog park without a name on the map.
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
9Tennis
6Tracks
4Soccer
3Softball
3Baseball
1Field hockey
1Lacrosse
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Denver: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Denver →
Next door
Denver and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 6% | 0.9 | 12 | 80% | B+ |
| East Cocalico Township | 9% | 0.6 | 17 | 70% | B+ |
| West Cocalico Township | 22% | 0.2 | 40 | 44% | B+ |
| Reamstown | — 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 Denver
Where can I hike in Denver?
The longest trail networks: Denver Memorial Park, 0.6 miles; Bon View Estate Linear Park, 0.3 miles; Denver Park Annex, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Denver is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Denver’s trails?
Denver Memorial Park and Bon View Estate Linear Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Denver?
15,817 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denver or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Denver have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #448 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Denver 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 →