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ETD Bridge over Green RiverETD Bridge over Green River · Photo: Clayton B. Fraser · Public domain
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Outdoors in Fontenelle

More than half of Fontenelle’s land is conserved: 100%

100% of Fontenelle’s land is conserved, about 2,289 acres. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Fontenelle, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
100%
2,289 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

2,289 conserved acres

100% of Fontenelle’s land. Who manages Fontenelle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Reclamation2,289 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 2,289 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Usbr
Federal Other or Unknown
Bureau of Reclamation2,289Unknown
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
ETD Bridge over Green RiverStructure · listed 1985
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Fontenelle: May 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)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293244546475848272584229
Rain (in)0.30.30.50.71.30.80.50.80.90.60.30.3

December is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 1.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Fontenelle →

Questions about parks and trails in Fontenelle

Is there public land near Fontenelle?

166,239 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fontenelle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fontenelle 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 →