State Game Commission Land
Managed by New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Cliff
Few parks or trails are on the map in Cliff
6% of Cliff’s land is conserved, about 408 acres. 53 acres are parks and preserves, 503 per 1,000 residents. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cliff, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
6%
408 acres · of 10.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
503 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
408 conserved acres
6% of Cliff’s land. Who manages Cliff’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board343 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits65 ac
State Resource Management Area · 343 acPrivate Conservation · 65 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 343 | Open |
| Upper Gila River Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 65 | Unknown |
When to get out
The best walking months in Cliff: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
April is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cliff →
Next door
Cliff and its neighbors
Cliff has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gila | — 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 Cliff
Are dogs allowed on Cliff’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 Cliff?
87,542 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cliff or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 399 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cliff 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 →