Outdoors · Glendale

Glendale, CO parks, trails & bike paths

About 13% of Glendale is conserved land, roughly 46 acres. There are about 1.0 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Glendale, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Glendale outdoors

Conserved land
13%
46 of 363 acres
Trails
1.0 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.8 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

123
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.
1

Creekside Park

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

Infinity Park

Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Infinity Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Four Mile Historic Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo 4 Mile Historic Park Website
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Glendale
Unnamed playground
Directions
Trails

Named trails

  • Infinity Park Trail0.3 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

46 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
48 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.8 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis2
  • Volleyball1
  • Basketball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Glendale

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 32 acLocal Recreation Area 13 acRecreation or Education Easement 2 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Cherry Creek CorridorLocal ParkTown or city14Open
Infinity ParkLocal Recreation AreaTown or city13Open
Creekside ParkLocal ParkTown or city10Open
Mir ParkLocal ParkTown or city4Open
Synthetic FieldLocal ParkTown or city2Open
Playa Del Carmen ParkLocal ParkTown or city1Open
Exposition ParkLocal ParkTown or city1Open
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Glendale'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.

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