Photo: AllenS · Public domainMore than half of Bloomfield’s land is conserved: 57%
57% of Bloomfield’s land is conserved, about 6,804 acres. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Bloomfield, 1.4 per square mile of land. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #27 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bloomfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bloomfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bloomfield is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #27 of 73 in New Mexico. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Salmon Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bloomfield (River Tracts)
6,804 conserved acres
57% of Bloomfield’s land. Who manages Bloomfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5,526 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,262 | Open |
| Chris Keffalos Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Carl Chamblee Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Salmon Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ems Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Qwest Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Bloomfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 named trails
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 Bloomfield: 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 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 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 Bloomfield →
Bloomfield and its neighbors
Bloomfield has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield | 57% | 1.4 | 4 | 56% | B+ |
| Sullivan | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lee Acres | 17% | 0.7 | under 1 | 14% | C+ |
| West Hammond | 25% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Angustura | 13% | 0.1 | 22 | 5% | C+ |
| Aztec | 48% | 3.6 | 63 | 89% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bloomfield
Where can I hike in Bloomfield?
The longest trail networks: Salmon Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bloomfield is conserved land?
57% 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 Bloomfield’s trails?
Salmon Park and Bloomfield (River Tracts) don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bloomfield?
193,348 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bloomfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,754 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bloomfield have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #27 of 73 in New Mexico. 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 Bloomfield 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 →