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Outdoors in Casa Colorada

Few parks or trails are on the map in Casa Colorada

1% of Casa Colorada’s land is conserved, about 48 acres. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 141 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Casa Colorada, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
48 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
141 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

State Game Commission Land

Managed by New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

48 conserved acres

1% of Casa Colorada’s land. Who manages Casa Colorada’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife48 ac
State Conservation Area · 48 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Casa Colorada Waterfowl Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife48Restricted
When to get out

The best walking months in Casa Colorada: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.213.412.311.210.39.8
High (°F)525967748494949185756251
Rain (in)0.40.50.50.50.40.51.81.81.11.00.60.6

May is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Casa Colorada →

Next door

Casa Colorada and its neighbors

Casa Colorada has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Casa Colorada— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Madrone— 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 Casa Colorada

Are dogs allowed on Casa Colorada’s trails?

State Game Commission Land doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Casa Colorada?

13,198 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Casa Colorada or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Casa Colorada 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 →