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Alcova Wyoming townPhoto: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Alcova

Few parks or trails are on the map in Alcova

5% of Alcova’s land is conserved, about 37 acres. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Alcova, 1.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
37 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

37 conserved acres

5% of Alcova’s land. Who manages Alcova’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Reclamation37 ac
Resource Management Area · 37 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Alcova Reservoir
Resource Management Area
Bureau of Reclamation37Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
North Platte River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Pathfinder Dam Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2015
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Alcova: May, June and 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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)353749586780898776614635
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.31.91.20.80.70.91.00.50.4

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alcova →

Questions about parks and trails in Alcova

Is there public land near Alcova?

128,432 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alcova or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 203 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Alcova 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 →