1
River Bend Park
Park
35 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Palisade
Palisade, CO parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Palisade is conserved land, roughly 100 acres. There are about 2.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in River Bend Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Palisade, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Palisade outdoors
Conserved land
13%
100 of 762 acres
Trails
2.8 mi
2.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
39 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.3 mi
4.6 mi lanes · 1.7 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
Tillman Bishop State Wildlife Area
Managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife
12 acres
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
3
Peach Bowl Park
Managed by Town of Palisade
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Veterans Memorial Park
Managed by Town of Palisade
2 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.
Picnic areas in Palisade
Roofed picnic areaIn Peach Bowl Park
Who protects the land
100 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 19 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 lanes4.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Pickleball4
- Football2
- Soccer1
- Tennis1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Palisade
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 47 acState Conservation Area 12 acLocal Conservation Area 12 acAgricultural Easement 11 acConservation Easement 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Tilman Bishop State Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 12 | Restricted |
| FrancisLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 12 | Closed |
| Peach Valley ParkLocal Recreation Area | County | 9 | Open |
| Veterans' Memorial ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Palisade'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.