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Chugwater, Wyoming at dusk - 003Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Chugwater

13% of Chugwater’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park

13% of Chugwater’s land is conserved, about 261 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Chugwater, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
261 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

261 conserved acres

13% of Chugwater’s land. Who manages Chugwater’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board259 ac
Town or city2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 259 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands 1111111146
State Resource Management Area
State land board92Open
State Lands 1111111130
State Resource Management Area
State land board66Open
State Lands 1111111150
State Resource Management Area
State land board47Open
State Lands 1111111122
State Resource Management Area
State land board36Open
State Lands 1111111132
State Resource Management Area
State land board12Open
State Lands 1111111145
State Resource Management Area
State land board6Open
Town of Chugwater Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Chugwater

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Chugwater

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
1Tennis
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
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Swan Land and Cattle Company HeadquartersNational Historic Landmark · Building · listed 1966
About it
Chugwater Soda FountainBuilding · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Chugwater: June, August 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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)414251586779878576624940
Rain (in)0.40.61.12.02.92.01.51.41.31.30.70.7

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chugwater →

Questions about parks and trails in Chugwater

Is there public land near Chugwater?

34,784 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chugwater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 264 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chugwater 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 →