Otto Mears Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Saguache School and Jail Buildings · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Saguache
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Saguache
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Saguache’s land is conserved, about 4 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
2%
4 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
2% of Saguache’s land. Who manages Saguache’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)3 ac
Private owners2 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
U.S. Forest Service1 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3 acConservation Easement · 2 acRanch Easement · 2 acNational Forest · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1 | Open |
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Saguache: May to August
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Saguache →
Questions about parks and trails in Saguache
Are dogs allowed on Saguache’s trails?
Otto Mears Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Saguache?
106,038 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saguache or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Saguache neighbors.
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Sources
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 →