Ned Houk Memorial Park
Park
3,135 acres6.4 mi of trail
Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Clovis
23% of Clovis’ land is conserved: 3,442 acres
3,463 acres are parks and preserves, 91 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Ned Houk Memorial Park (6.4 mi), Goodwin Lake Park (0.9 mi), Green Acres (0.7 mi). 9.7 miles of mapped trail cross Clovis, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #16 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
3,442 acres · of 23.6 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,463 ac
91 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Clovis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clovis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clovis is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #16 of 73 in New Mexico. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clovis’ overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land91 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,463 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13AParks close to home70% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 86%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 79%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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
The longest trail network is Ned Houk Memorial Park, with 6.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Goodwin Lake Park
Park
44 acres0.9 mi of trail
Goodwin Lake Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Ned Houk Memorial Park3,135 acres · 6.4 mi of trail
Goodwin Lake Park44 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Green Acres30 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsDennis Chavez Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPotter Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRierson Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
OG Potter Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBob Spencer Park13 acres
DirectionsCity Park10 acres
Bell Park9 acres
Sunset Park3 acres
Who protects it
3,442 conserved acres
23% of Clovis’ land. Who manages Clovis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3,442 ac
Local Park · 3,378 acLocal Recreation Area · 64 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Houk Park Local Park | Town or city | 3,129 | Open |
| Hillcrest Park Local Park | Town or city | 152 | Open |
| Goodwin Lake Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Greene Acres Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Bell Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Bob Spencer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Potter Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Dennis Chavez Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Brady Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
25 places to go in Clovis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clovis
Clovis indoor soccer
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Clovis
Hillcrest Dog Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Clovis
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Nature Trail1.1 mi
Goodwin Lake Walking Trail0.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
19Baseball
8Basketball
6Tennis
4Football
1Soccer
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Clovis Baptist HospitalBuilding · listed 1982
About itHotel ClovisBuilding · listed 1984
About itOld Clovis Post OfficeBuilding · listed 1984
About itCurry County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itClovis Central Fire StationBuilding · listed 1987
About itFirst Methodist Church of ClovisBuilding · listed 1987
About it1908 Clovis City Hall and Fire StationBuilding · listed 1987
About itSanta Fe Passenger Depot-ClovisBuilding · listed 1995
About itLyceum TheaterBuilding · listed 2007
About itState TheaterBuilding · listed 2007
About itHillcrest Park ArchwayStructure · listed 2008
About itLincoln Jackson SchoolBuilding · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Clovis: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Clovis →
Questions about parks and trails in Clovis
Where can I hike in Clovis?
The longest trail networks: Ned Houk Memorial Park, 6.4 miles; Goodwin Lake Park, 0.9 miles; Green Acres, 0.7 miles; Dennis Chavez Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clovis is conserved land?
23% 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 Clovis’ trails?
Ned Houk Memorial Park and Goodwin Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clovis?
22,316 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clovis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,463 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clovis have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 of 73 in New Mexico. 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 Clovis 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 →