Pecos National Historical Park
Managed by National Park Service
309 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the trail sign
Apache Canyon Railroad Bridge · Photo: Arlo James Barnes · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cañoncito
Cañoncito has 5.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
3% of Cañoncito’s land is conserved, about 217 acres.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
217 acres · of 9.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cañoncito have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cañoncito is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cañoncito’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 20%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cañoncito. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pecos National Historical Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Santa Fe National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
36 acres0.2 mi of trail
West Chile
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
217 conserved acres
3% of Cañoncito’s land. Who manages Cañoncito’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service112 ac
State land board71 ac
U.S. Forest Service34 ac
Historic or Cultural Area · 112 acState Resource Management Area · 71 acNational Forest · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecos National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 112 | Restricted |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 71 | Open |
| Santa Fe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 34 | Open |
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
West Chile0.8 mi
Grasshopper Canyon Trail0.3 mi
Apache Canyon Trail0.2 mi
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
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Cañoncito: April to June and 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Cañoncito →
Next door
Cañoncito and its neighbors
Cañoncito has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cañoncito | 3% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Cañada de los Alamos | — 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 Cañoncito
Where can I hike in Cañoncito?
The longest trail networks: Pecos National Historical Park, 0.1 miles; Santa Fe National Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cañoncito is conserved land?
3% 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 Cañoncito’s trails?
Pecos National Historical Park and Santa Fe National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cañoncito?
73,801 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cañoncito or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 107 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cañoncito have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Cañoncito 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 →