Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY-SA 4.044% of Riverton’s land is conserved: 2,924 acres
6.3 miles of mapped trail cross Riverton, 0.6 per square mile of land. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 89 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #20 of 28 in Wyoming. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Riverton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Riverton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverton is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #20 of 28 in Wyoming. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Riverton’s 44% is ahead of 100% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Riverton City Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Teeter Park
All 7 parks & preserves
2,924 conserved acres
44% of Riverton’s land. Who manages Riverton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 22 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 1,900 | Unknown |
| State Lands 1111128041 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 158 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128006 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 158 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128494 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 125 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128005 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 79 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128039 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 79 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128038 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 79 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128040 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 79 | Open |
| State Lands 1111128495 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 75 | Open |
| State Lands 1111112570 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
15 places to go in Riverton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
3.3 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Riverton: April to 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 81 | 90 | 88 | 76 | 61 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riverton →
Riverton and its neighbors
Riverton has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton | 44% | 0.6 | 8 | 84% | A− |
| Arapahoe | 3% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riverton
Where can I hike in Riverton?
The longest trail networks: Riverton City Park, 0.3 miles; Jaycee Park, 0.1 miles; Sunset Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Riverton is conserved land?
44% 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 Riverton’s trails?
Riverton City Park and Jaycee Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Riverton?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Riverton?
22,313 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,050 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Riverton have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #20 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 Riverton 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 →