Baseball Feilds
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Sundance
Sundance has 13 acres of parks, 15 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Sundance, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Sundance’s land is conserved, about 43 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
43 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sundance?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sundance have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sundance is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sundance’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WY town 9% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WY 1.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · WY 21 · U.S. 13BParks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · WY 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Sundance’s 2% is ahead of 11% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. 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.
Sundance Square
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Sundance Square1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Baseball Feilds6 acres
Sundance Pond Park3 acres
DirectionsSundance City Park2 acres
DirectionsSport Feilds1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
43 conserved acres
2% of Sundance’s land. Who manages Sundance’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city38 ac
U.S. Forest Service3 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 29 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 8 acNational Forest · 3 acNational Public Lands · 2 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain Cemetary Pasture Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Green Mountain Cemetary Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Black Hills National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
| Newcastle Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
| Clarenbach Sewel Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Sundance
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sundance
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Tracks
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sundance: July 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 36 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 75 | 83 | 82 | 72 | 57 | 44 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
December is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Sundance →
Questions about parks and trails in Sundance
Where can I hike in Sundance?
The longest trail networks: Sundance Square, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sundance is conserved land?
2% 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 Sundance’s trails?
Baseball Feilds and Sundance Pond Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sundance?
71,030 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sundance or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sundance have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Sundance 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 →