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Outdoors in Candy Kitchen

Few parks or trails are on the map in Candy Kitchen

11% of Candy Kitchen’s land is conserved, about 903 acres. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Candy Kitchen, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
903 acres · of 13.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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
Who protects it

903 conserved acres

11% of Candy Kitchen’s land. Who manages Candy Kitchen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management485 ac
State land board418 ac
National Public Lands · 485 acState Resource Management Area · 418 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rio Puerco Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management485Open
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board418Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Wagonwheel Trail0.8 mi
Skinwalker0.6 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Candy Kitchen: April to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.911.913.014.014.514.313.512.311.210.39.8
High (°F)444755627283848176665445
Rain (in)1.00.91.00.70.70.42.12.51.41.10.91.0

June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Candy Kitchen →

Questions about parks and trails in Candy Kitchen

Is there public land near Candy Kitchen?

43,097 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Candy Kitchen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 911 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Candy Kitchen 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 →