Zenith Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Edward Jackson. · Public domain–Not graded
Outdoors in Cloudcroft
Few parks or trails are on the map in Cloudcroft
7% of Cloudcroft’s land is conserved, about 77 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 1.1 per 1,000 residents. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Cloudcroft, 2.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
7%
77 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
2.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
1.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
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
77 conserved acres
7% of Cloudcroft’s land. Who manages Cloudcroft’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service77 ac
National Forest · 77 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 77 | Open |
Trails & water
6 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 0.5 miUnpaved · 0.6 mi
Toboggan Canyon Trail (5003)0.4 mi
Pines Alt0.2 mi
Pines Trail (568)0.1 mi
Village Spur Trail (5001A)0.1 mi
Old Cloudcroft Highway Trail0.1 mi
Cloud-Climbing Trestle Trail (5001)0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Cloudcroft: May and June
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) | 41 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 49 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
April is the driest month (0.9 in) and June the warmest (highs of 73 °F). 4.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Cloudcroft →
Questions about parks and trails in Cloudcroft
Are dogs allowed on Cloudcroft’s trails?
Zenith Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cloudcroft?
129,935 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cloudcroft or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cloudcroft 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 →