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Little Salt Wash Park
Park
25 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Fruita
Fruita, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 19% of Fruita is conserved land, roughly 979 acres. There are about 20 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Little Salt Wash Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Fruita, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Fruita outdoors
Conserved land
19%
979 of 5,282 acres
Trails
20 mi
2.4 mi per sq mi · 13 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
72 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.0 mi
3.1 mi lanes · 11.9 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
McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Devils Canyon Trailhead
3
Heritage Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
4
Reed Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Fruita
Showing 1–10 of 18 playgrounds
Discovery Kids Learning Center
Fruita Bike Park
Vinter's Farm Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Reed Park
Unnamed playground in Little Salt Wash Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.5 miHorses 1.4 miUnpaved 6.3 mi
- Fruita Trail0.5 mi
- Sadie's Trail0.2 mi
- Opal Hill Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
979 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 113 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 46 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes3.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths11.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball13
- Basketball6
- Soccer2
- Skate park2
- Tennis1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Fruita
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Recreation or Education 391 acConservation Easement 222 acState Park 162 acLocal Other or Unknown 99 acLocal Park 69 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Creek Golf CoursePrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 391 | Closed |
| Colorado RiverState Park | State parks | 84 | Open |
| James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park - FruitaState Park | State fish & wildlife | 78 | Open |
| Fruita Monument High School Sports ParkLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 38 | Restricted |
| Kingsview River BottomLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 36 | Restricted |
| Fruita Public Works Dept. City Land - GeneralLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Fruita Public Works Dept. City Public Works/FacilitiesLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 25 | Access unknown |
| Little Salt Wash ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Restricted |
| Big Salt Wash GreenwayLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Access unknown |
| New Elmwood CemeteryPrivate Other or Unknown | Private owners | 15 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Western Slope Vietnam War Memorial ParkMemorial
Western Slope War Memorial ParkMemorial
Elmwood CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Fruita and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Fruita'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.