Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Lovell
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lovell, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Lovell’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lovell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lovell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lovell is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Lovell’s 4% is ahead of 18% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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26 conserved acres
4% of Lovell’s land. Who manages Lovell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovell City Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area National Recreation Area | National Park Service | 7 | Open |
| Greybull City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 places to go in Lovell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Lovell: April to 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 75 | 60 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
January is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lovell →
Questions about parks and trails in Lovell
How much of Lovell is conserved land?
4% 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.
Where can I bike in Lovell?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lovell?
119,706 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lovell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lovell have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Lovell neighbors.
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 →