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Outdoors in Cowley

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cowley

3 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Cowley, 0.7 per square mile of land. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
3 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
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

3 conserved acres

1% of Cowley’s land. Who manages Cowley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cowley City Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Big Horn Academy Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Cowley: May, 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)9.110.411.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)323750596878878674594433
Rain (in)0.10.20.20.51.21.30.60.40.70.60.20.1

January is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cowley →

Questions about parks and trails in Cowley

Is there public land near Cowley?

93,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cowley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cowley 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 →