Animas #8 (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Center Point
7% of Center Point’s land is conserved: 429 acres
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 3.6 per 1,000 residents. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Center Point, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
429 acres · of 9.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Center Point have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Center Point is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Center Point’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home4% 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 35%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Aztec Ruins National Monument
Managed by United States National Park Service
33 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
429 conserved acres
7% of Center Point’s land. Who manages Center Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board214 ac
Bureau of Land Management207 ac
National Park Service8 ac
State Resource Management Area · 214 acNational Public Lands · 207 acNational Monument · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 214 | Open |
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 207 | Open |
| Aztec Ruins National Monument National Monument | National Park Service | 8 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Road 29450.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Lower Animas DitchStructure · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Center Point: 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 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 87 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Center Point →
Next door
Center Point and its neighbors
Center Point has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point | 7% | 0.5 | 4 | 4% | C+ |
| Cedar Hill | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| 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 Center Point
Where can I hike in Center Point?
The longest trail networks: Aztec Ruins National Monument, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Center Point is conserved land?
7% 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 Center Point’s trails?
Animas #8 (River Tracts) and Aztec Ruins National Monument don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Center Point?
187,561 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 398 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Center Point have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Center Point 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 →