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Alamosa Riparian Park
Park
147 acres3.2 mi of trail
Blue LoopBrown/Green LoopGreen LoopBrown LoopBrown/Blue Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Alamosa
Alamosa, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.8% of Alamosa is conserved land, roughly 502 acres. There are about 12 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Alamosa Riparian Park (3.2 mi), "The Wilderness" (1.1 mi), and Cole Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Alamosa, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Alamosa outdoors
Conserved land
9.8%
502 of 5,122 acres
Trails
12 mi
1.5 mi per sq mi · 9 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
51 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
9.9 mi
7.6 mi lanes · 2.3 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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"The Wilderness"
Park
13 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dike Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Cole Park
Park
16 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Carroll Park
Park
16 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Alamosa Riparian Park147 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
"The Wilderness"13 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Cole Park16 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Carroll Park16 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Montaña Azul Park East3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Boyd Park3 acres
Sunset Park3 acres
Montaña Azul Park West2 acres
Friends Park2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Alamosa
Showing 1–10 of 22 playgrounds
Peyton's Play Ball! Park
Unnamed playground in Montaña Azul Park West
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Montaña Azul Park East
Unnamed playground in Carroll Park
Unnamed playground in Diamond Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 6.5 miUnpaved 1.8 mi
Showing 1–10 of 17 trails
- Blue Loop1.5 mi
- Twin Peaks Trail1.1 mi
- Rio Inspire0.8 mi
- Dike Trail0.6 mi
- Brown/Green Loop0.5 mi
- Outer Oxbow0.5 mi
- Inner Oxbow0.5 mi
- Green Loop0.4 mi
- Brown Loop0.4 mi
- North Loop0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
502 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 203 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 23 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes7.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball10
- Basketball9
- Football4
- Tennis4
- Soccer2
- Volleyball1
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Alamosa
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 401 acLocal Park 216 acLocal Recreation Area 71 acNational Wildlife Refuge 20 acRecreation or Education Easement 3 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxbow Recreation AreaLocal Park | Town or city | 109 | Open |
| Blanca Vista ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| San Luis Valley Family Recreation CenterLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Alamosa National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 20 | Restricted |
| Carroll ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Cole ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Twin Peaks LoopLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Montana Azul ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Access unknown |
| Alamosa Levee TrailLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Boyd ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169Locomotive
Husung HardwareBuilding
Japanese Memorial GardenMemorial
Nearby
Alamosa and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa | 9.8% | 11.6 mi | 13 |
| Alamosa East | 1.8% | 2.1 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Alamosa's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.