Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0More than half of Piedra’s land is conserved: 65%
65% of Piedra’s land is conserved, about 4,834 acres. 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Piedra, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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4,834 conserved acres
65% of Piedra’s land. Who manages Piedra’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 777 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4,056 | Open |
4 places to go in Piedra
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Piedra: May and June
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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
June is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Piedra →
Questions about parks and trails in Piedra
Is there public land near Piedra?
76,779 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Piedra or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,063 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Piedra 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 →