1
Morrison Nature Center
Nature preserve
242 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Aurora
Aurora, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of Aurora is conserved land, roughly 10,481 acres. There are about 118 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Morrison Nature Center (2.2 mi), Proghorn Nature Area (1.9 mi), and Jewell Wetlands (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Aurora, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Aurora outdoors
Conserved land
10%
10,481 of 104,892 acres
Trails
118 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 47 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
145
27 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
257.1 mi
126.5 mi lanes · 123.9 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.
2
Proghorn Nature Area
Managed by City of Aurora
540 acres1.9 mi of trail
Proghorn Path North
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Jewell Wetlands
Park
51 acres1.9 mi of trail
BoardwalkJewel Wetlands Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Sand Creek Park
Park
77 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
5
Meadowood Park
Park
44 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Windy Plumes Park
Park
15 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Sand Creek Riparian Preserve
Park
321 acres0.7 mi of trail
Triple Creek Greenway Corridor
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
8
Quincy Reservoir Park
Park
287 acres0.7 mi of trail
Quincy Reservoir Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
All 60 parks & preserves
- Horseshoe Park104 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Hogan Park @ Highlands Creek99 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Traditions Park17 ac · 0.7 mi trail
- Del Mar Park45 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Adonea Community Center Pool & Park14 ac · 0.6 mi trail
- Sagebrush Park16 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Generals Park9 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Olympic Park43 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Red-Tailed Hawk Park30 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Pathfinder Park8 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Aurora South Soccer Complex47 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Great Plains Park34 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Reckenbaugh Park22 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Nome Park17 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Marina Park11 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Aqua Vista Park11 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Eagle Park7 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Larkspur Park7 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Mission Viejo Park28 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Mountain View Park16 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- City Center Park12 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Golden Eagle Park6 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Shenandoah Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Wagon Trail Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Inspiration Club4 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Estates HOA Park3 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Mountain View Neighborhood Activity Center1 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Sand Creek Regional Greenway64 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Utah Park49 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Bicentennial Park31 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Sidecreek Park28 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Anchor Point Park25 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Boettcher Commons17 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Sunrise Park8 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Seven Hills Park8 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Toll Gate Park8 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Kalispell Park7 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Spencer Garrett Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- City Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Winged Melody Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Wheatlands Community Park5 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Triangle Park5 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Andover Glen Park5 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- La Parquita Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Orange Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Ridge Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Watering Hole Neighbohood Activity Center2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Bear's Lair Neighborhood Activity Center1 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Painterd Prarie Park1 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Ponderosa Preserve65 ac · Directions
- Expo Park59 ac · Directions
- The Aurora Highlands Community Park35 ac
Who protects the land
10,481 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 916 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 27 of 283 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes126.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths123.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes6.8 mi
- Plains Trail (bike route)1.6 mi
- Yale (bike route)1 mi
- Marina Park Trail (bike route)0.6 mi
- Norfolk Glen Path (bike route)0.5 mi
- East Tollgate Creek Trail (bike route)0.4 mi
- Powerline Trail (bike route)0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball187
- Tennis179
- Baseball115
- Soccer105
- Pickleball26
- Tracks23
- Volleyball22
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Aurora and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 10% | 118.2 mi | 145 |
| Centennial | 9.8% | 50.1 mi | 53 |
| Denver | 7% | 180.5 mi | 245 |
| Watkins | 3.1% | 11.6 mi | 0 |
| Parker | 19.9% | 61.9 mi | 38 |
| Four Square Mile | 9.6% | 3.8 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Aurora'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 64.5-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.