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Canyon View Park
Park
114 acres3.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.5% of Grand Junction is conserved land, roughly 1,170 acres. There are about 86 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Canyon View Park (3.8 mi), Matchett Park (3 mi), and Kindred Reserve (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Grand Junction, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Grand Junction outdoors
Conserved land
4.5%
1,170 of 26,228 acres
Trails
86 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 20 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
32
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
92.6 mi
71.8 mi lanes · 13.8 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
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
Matchett Park
Park
62 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Kindred Reserve
Managed by City of Grand Junction
49 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Kindred Reserve
4
Lincoln Park
Managed by Grand Junction
105 acres1 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Las Colonias Park
Managed by City of Grand Junction
91 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Las Colonias Parking Area
6
Shadow Lake Park
Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 32 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 32 parks & preserves
Canyon View Park114 acres · 3.8 mi of trail
Matchett Park62 acres · 3 mi of trail
Kindred Reserve49 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · City of Grand Junction
Lincoln Park105 acres · 1 mi of trail · Grand Junction
Las Colonias Park91 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Grand Junction
Shadow Lake Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Burkey Park South10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa)5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Duck Pond Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Native Arboretum4 acres · 0.2 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.
11Beaches60Playgrounds3Dog parks4Boat launches2Peaks16Picnic areas1Campground2Disc golf2Community gardens
Playgrounds in Grand Junction
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Botanical Gardens Playground
Bronze Jesus BustHours: Open 24 hours
Horseshoe
McDonald's PlayPlace
Pamona Elementary Playground
Pamona Elementary Playground
Paradise Valley Playground
Pine Ridge Park
Westlake Park PlaygroundIn Westlake Park
Unnamed playground in Duck Pond Park (Orchard Mesa)
10 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Grand Junction.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 27.4 miHorses 8.7 miUnpaved 50.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Water Tank Trails1.6 mi
- Water Tower Trail1.5 mi
- Wash Me1.2 mi
- Hand Crank Trail1.0 mi
- Class of Nuke 'em High0.8 mi
- Dime a Dozen0.8 mi
- Buckaroo Bonzai or Sanrasfix Corridor0.7 mi
- Nor'easter Trail0.7 mi
- Time Machine Trail0.7 mi
- Tower0.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
Blue Heron LakelakeButterfly PondpondDog park pondpondDuck PondHartman Retention ReservoirreservoirLeast Tern PondpondNational Audubon Society PondpondShadow LakeWater Tank - RedlandsreservoirWest Lake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,170 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 58 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 lanes71.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths13.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes7.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis45
- Pickleball26
- Basketball20
- Baseball19
- Volleyball8
- Football8
- Soccer7
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Grand Junction
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 788 acLocal Other or Unknown 249 acConservation Easement 218 acUnknown Easement 200 acOther Easement 182 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Sisters Bike ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 284 | Open |
| Matchett FarmLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 200 | Closed |
| Canyon View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 114 | Open |
| Las Colonias ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 104 | Open |
| Lincoln ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 82 | Open |
| Grand Junction Riverfront (Jarvis)Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 50 | Closed |
| Colorado River Wildlife Management AreaConservation Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 36 | Restricted |
| Saccomano ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Leatha Jean Stassen State Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 29 | Open |
| Burkey Park NorthLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 25 places
Blue AngelsMonument
Cross Orchards Historic SiteHours: Mon–Tue closed; Wed 8 am – 12 pm; Thu–Sat 9 am – 3 pm; Sun closed · Farm
George A. CrawfordTomb · 1898-07
Historic 756 ChipetaManor · 1908
In memory of children who left us too soon.Statue · 2014
Last of the Wild BunchIn Desert Vista Park · Plaque · 2020
Lincoln Park City Historic DistrictDistrict · 2018
North Seventh Street National Historic DistrictDistrict
Original Mile Keith's Addition City Historic DistrictDistrict · 1890
Pufferbelly StationBuilding · 1905
Nearby
Grand Junction and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction | 4.5% | 86.2 mi | 32 |
| Redlands | 5.4% | 17.8 mi | 3 |
| Orchard Mesa | 6% | 5.7 mi | 6 |
| Clifton | 7.8% | 5.0 mi | 6 |
| Fruitvale | 4% | 1.0 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Grand Junction'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 33.3-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.