Photo: No machine-readable author provided. C.Maylett assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.018% of Gunnison’s land is conserved: 535 acres
6.5 miles of mapped trail cross Gunnison, 1.4 per square mile of land. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #86 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Gunnison?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Gunnison have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gunnison is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #86 of 119 in Utah. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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535 conserved acres
18% of Gunnison’s land. Who manages Gunnison’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Lands Gunnison Block State Resource Management Area | State land board | 529 | Open |
| Gunnison Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
1 places to go in Gunnison
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
5 named trails
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Gunnison: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 91 | 89 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gunnison →
Questions about parks and trails in Gunnison
How much of Gunnison is conserved land?
18% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Utah town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Gunnison’s trails?
Gunnison City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Gunnison?
115,077 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gunnison or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 544 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gunnison have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #86 of 119 in Utah. 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 Gunnison neighbors.
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 →