Blanco River Tract
Managed by BLM_FFO
161 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Blanco
Few parks or trails are on the map in Blanco
11% of Blanco’s land is conserved, about 413 acres. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 88 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Blanco, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
11%
413 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
88 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hammond Tract Wildlife Area
Managed by New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Santa Rosa (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
413 conserved acres
11% of Blanco’s land. Water is left out: Blanco has 6.1 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Blanco’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management411 ac
State land board3 ac
National Public Lands · 411 acState Resource Management Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 411 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Blanco
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blanco
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Blanco: 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 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blanco →
Next door
Blanco and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Turley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sullivan | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Angustura | 13% | 0.1 | 22 | 5% | C+ |
| Navajo Dam | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blanco
Are dogs allowed on Blanco’s trails?
Blanco River Tract and Hammond Tract Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blanco?
266,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blanco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 283 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Blanco 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 →