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Outdoors in Albany

More than half of Albany’s land is conserved: 84%

84% of Albany’s land is conserved, about 5,899 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Albany, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
84%
5,899 acres · of 11.0 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

5,899 conserved acres

84% of Albany’s land. Who manages Albany’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service4,825 ac
State land board441 ac
Bureau of Land Management389 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits281 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
National Forest · 4,825 acState Resource Management Area · 441 acNational Public Lands · 389 acRanch Easement · 210 acConservation Easement · 71 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 242 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Medicine Bow National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service4,825Open
Rawlins Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management389Open
State Lands 1111120564
State Resource Management Area
State land board157Open
State Lands 1111120565
State Resource Management Area
State land board79Open
State Lands 1111120656
State Resource Management Area
State land board79Open
State Lands 1111120424
State Resource Management Area
State land board39Open
State Lands 1111128046
State Resource Management Area
State land board34Open
State Lands 1111128217
State Resource Management Area
State land board28Open
State Lands 1111128045
State Resource Management Area
State land board25Open
Forbes/Sheep Mountain Wildlife Habitat Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife3Restricted
Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Albany: June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)293138465667737164503729
Rain (in)1.61.41.72.42.31.51.41.31.51.61.71.4

August is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 73 °F). 2.4 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Albany →

Questions about parks and trails in Albany

Where can I bike in Albany?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Albany?

162,331 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Albany or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,253 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Albany 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 →