1
Erie Community Park
Park
44 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Erie
Erie, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Erie is conserved land, roughly 2,039 acres. There are about 20 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Erie Community Park (1.1 mi), Coal Creek Open Space (0.9 mi), and Star Meadows Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Erie, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Erie outdoors
Conserved land
15%
2,039 of 13,716 acres
Trails
20 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
60 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
92.7 mi
32.9 mi lanes · 56.5 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
Coal Creek Open Space
Managed by Town of Erie
172 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Star Meadows Park
Park
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Reliance Park
Managed by Erie Parks and Recreation
20 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Colliers Hill
Nature preserve
71 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Grandview Open Space
Nature preserve
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
Erie Community Park44 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Coal Creek Open Space172 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Town of Erie
Star Meadows Park8 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Reliance Park20 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Erie Parks and Recreation
Colliers Hill71 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Grandview Open Space5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Clayton Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lehigh Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Longs Peak Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Arapahoe Ridge Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Erie
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Lehigh Park PlaygroundIn Lehigh Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Star Meadows Park
Unnamed playground in Longs Peak Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
21 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Erie.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,039 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 38 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 10 of 69 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes32.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths56.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball15
- Basketball14
- Tennis13
- Pickleball11
- Soccer9
- Football3
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Erie
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 1,104 acState Resource Management Area 418 acLocal Park 256 acPrivate Recreation or Education 230 acUnknown Easement 50 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State Land Board State Land BoardState Resource Management Area | State land board | 418 | Closed |
| Vista Ridge Golf ClubPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 230 | Restricted |
| Coal Creek Open Space (Grandview)Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 151 | Open |
| Coal Creek & Vista Point Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 145 | Open |
| Leyner IILocal Other or Unknown | County | 103 | Closed |
| WiseLocal Other or Unknown | County | 72 | Closed |
| Kenosha Farms Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 72 | Open |
| Erie AirparkLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 69 | Access unknown |
| Erie Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 64 | Open |
| Northridge Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 61 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Mount Pleasant CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Erie and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie | 14.9% | 19.5 mi | 19 |
| Frederick | 7.9% | 15.5 mi | 9 |
| Lafayette | 21.5% | 32.5 mi | 28 |
| Broomfield | 20.5% | 38.9 mi | 73 |
| Dacono | 0.3% | 4.9 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Erie'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 22-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.