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Dad Clark Park
Park
232 acres2.9 mi of trail
Dad Clark Dirt Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Highlands Ranch is conserved land, roughly 1,618 acres. There are about 39 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Dad Clark Park (2.9 mi), West Big Dry Natural Area (1.6 mi), and Highlands Ranch Historic Park (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Highlands Ranch, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Highlands Ranch outdoors
Conserved land
11%
1,618 of 15,463 acres
Trails
39 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
51
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
106.2 mi
56.4 mi lanes · 49.5 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
West Big Dry Natural Area
Managed by Highalnds Ranch Metro District
125 acres1.6 mi of trail
West Big Dry Creek Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Highlands Ranch Historic Park
Park
49 acres1.4 mi of trail
Mansion Footpath
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Cheese Ranch Historic Park
Park
82 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Chatfield State Park
Managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife
138 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog Off Leash Area TrailsCottonwood Trail Bypass
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
6
East Big Dry Natural Area
Managed by Highlands Ranch Metro District
154 acres0.7 mi of trail
Goat Trail Connector
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
David A Lorenz Regional Park
Park
91 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Highland Heritage Regional Park
Managed by Douglas County
78 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 51 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 51 parks & preserves
Dad Clark Park232 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
West Big Dry Natural Area125 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Highalnds Ranch Metro District
Highlands Ranch Historic Park49 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Cheese Ranch Historic Park82 acres · 1 mi of trail
Chatfield State Park138 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Colorado Parks and Wildlife
East Big Dry Natural Area154 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Highlands Ranch Metro District
David A Lorenz Regional Park91 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Highland Heritage Regional Park78 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Douglas County
Middle Fork Natural Area148 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Fly’n B Park12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Who protects the land
1,618 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 222 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 58 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes56.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths49.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
- Douglas County E/W Trail (bike route)0.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer55
- Tennis48
- Basketball36
- Baseball33
- Football6
- Pickleball5
- Multi-sport3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Highlands Ranch and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Ranch | 10.5% | 39.1 mi | 51 |
| Littleton | 22.1% | 38.8 mi | 37 |
| Lone Tree | 8.3% | 12.8 mi | 16 |
| Acres Green | 18% | 1.3 mi | 4 |
| Centennial | 9.8% | 50.1 mi | 53 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Highlands Ranch'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.