Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Wusel007 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Douglas
Douglas has 231 acres of parks, 36 for every 1,000 residents
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Douglas, 0.7 per square mile of land. 8% of Douglas’ land is conserved, about 320 acres. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #13 of 28 in Wyoming. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
320 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
231 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.2 mi
5.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Douglas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Douglas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Douglas is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #13 of 28 in Wyoming. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Douglas’ overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical WY town 9% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WY 1.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (231 acres) · WY 21 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home84% of residents within a half mile of a park · WY 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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Wyoming towns of 2,500+ (28)Ahead of 56%
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Douglas’ 8% is ahead of 44% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 30% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
320 conserved acres
8% of Douglas’ land. Who manages Douglas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city258 ac
State land board61 ac
State parks1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 181 acState Resource Management Area · 61 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 39 acLocal Park · 37 acState Other or Unknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Community Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 181 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128969 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 61 | Open |
| Park Cemetary Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Bartling Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Keith Rider Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Riverside Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Chamber Of Commerce Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wyoming Pioneer Museum State Other or Unknown | State parks | 1 | Open |
| Jackalope Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Douglas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Douglas
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Douglas
Riverside ParkHours: Open 24 hours
DirectionsBiking & sports
5.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
6Tennis
4Basketball
3Equestrian
2Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
College Inn BarBuilding · listed 1979
About itChrist Episcopal Church and RectoryBuilding · listed 1980
About itUS Post Office-Douglas MainBuilding · listed 1987
About itDouglas City HallBuilding · listed 1994
About itFremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Passenger DepotBuilding · listed 1994
About itJenne BlockBuilding · listed 1998
About itMorton MansionBuilding · listed 2001
About itOfficer's Club, Douglas Prisoner of WarBuilding · listed 2001
About itNorth Douglas Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2002
About itHotel LaBonteBuilding · listed 2008
About itOld Douglas ArmoryBuilding · listed 2022
About itSouth Douglas Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2023
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Douglas: 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.
| 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) | 39 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 88 | 86 | 77 | 61 | 48 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Douglas →
Questions about parks and trails in Douglas
How much of Douglas is conserved land?
8% 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 Douglas’ trails?
Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Douglas?
5.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Douglas?
24,648 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Douglas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 285 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Douglas have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #13 of 28 in Wyoming. 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 Douglas 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 →