Few parks or trails are on the map in Arenas Valley
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Arenas Valley.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Arenas Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Arenas Valley is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5 conserved acres
under 1% of Arenas Valley’s land. Who manages Arenas Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Bayard Mil. Res. Other National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
1 places to go in Arenas Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
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.
The best walking months in Arenas Valley: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
April is the driest month (0.3 in) and June the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Arenas Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Arenas Valley
How much of Arenas Valley is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Is there public land near Arenas Valley?
83,058 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arenas Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Arenas Valley have?
Ahead of 4% 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 Arenas Valley 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 →