Church Rock has 19 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
12% of Church Rock’s land is conserved, about 1,409 acres. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Church Rock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Church Rock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Church Rock is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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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1,409 conserved acres
12% of Church Rock’s land. Who manages Church Rock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 763 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 646 | Open |
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
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 Church Rock: 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 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
April is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Church Rock →
Church Rock and its neighbors
Church Rock has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Rock | 12% | 1.0 | under 1 | 44% | B− |
| Gallup | 1% | 2.1 | 34 | 64% | B+ |
| Iyanbito | 1% | 1.0 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Sundance | — 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 Church Rock
How much of Church Rock is conserved land?
12% 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.
Is there public land near Church Rock?
66,209 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Church Rock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,420 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Church Rock have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Church Rock 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 →