Photo: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Peridot
9.6 miles of mapped trail cross Peridot, 1.8 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 places to go in Peridot
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Peridot
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 90 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 93 | 83 | 70 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 2.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Peridot →
Peridot and its neighbors
Peridot has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peridot | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| San Carlos | under 1% | 1.5 | 3 | 46% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Peridot
Is there public land near Peridot?
568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Peridot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Peridot neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →