Photo: Cfrolander · CC BY-SA 3.0Afton has 6.1 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Canyon View Park (0.7 mi). 64 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Afton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Afton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Afton is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Afton’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Canyon View Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
62 conserved acres
2% of Afton’s land. Who manages Afton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County Fair Grounds Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| State Lands 1111111260 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 10 | Open |
| Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Bridger National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 8 | Open |
| State Lands 1111129499 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Afton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.1 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.
The best walking months in Afton: May to September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 33 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 57 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Afton →
Afton and its neighbors
Afton has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton | 2% | 1.4 | 22 | 79% | B+ |
| Osmond | — 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 Afton
Where can I hike in Afton?
The longest trail networks: Canyon View Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Afton is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Wyoming town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Afton’s trails?
Canyon View Park and Afton City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Afton?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Afton?
15,761 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Afton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Afton have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Afton 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 →