Valdez (River Tract)
Managed by BLM_FFO
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Angustura
13% of Angustura’s land is conserved: 398 acres
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Angustura, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
398 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Angustura?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Angustura have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Angustura is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Angustura’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4CPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Retherford Tract Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
45 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
398 conserved acres
13% of Angustura’s land. Who manages Angustura’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management398 ac
National Public Lands · 398 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 398 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Angustura: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Angustura →
Next door
Angustura and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angustura | 13% | 0.1 | 22 | 5% | C+ |
| Sullivan | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Blanco | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloomfield | 57% | 1.4 | 4 | 56% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Angustura
How much of Angustura is conserved land?
13% of its land, against a typical 4% for a New Mexico town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Angustura’s trails?
Valdez (River Tract) and Retherford Tract Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Angustura?
187,601 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Angustura or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 350 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Angustura have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Angustura 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 →