Cannon AFB has 9.7 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Air Park (0.7 mi), Doc Stewart Park (0.6 mi). 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cannon AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cannon AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cannon AFB is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Air Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Unity Park
24 places to go in Cannon AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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 Cannon AFB: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cannon AFB →
Questions about parks and trails in Cannon AFB
Where can I hike in Cannon AFB?
The longest trail networks: Air Park, 0.7 miles; Doc Stewart Park, 0.6 miles; Unity Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cannon AFB 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.
Are dogs allowed on Cannon AFB’s trails?
Air Park and Doc Stewart Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cannon AFB?
13,295 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cannon AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cannon AFB have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Cannon AFB 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 →