Dustin Masonic Memorial Park
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Crouch Mesa
42% of Crouch Mesa’s land is conserved: 5,554 acres
55 miles of mapped trail cross Crouch Mesa, 2.6 per square mile of land. 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #37 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
42%
5,554 acres · of 20.7 sq mi of land
Trails
55 mi
2.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Crouch Mesa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crouch Mesa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crouch Mesa is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #37 of 73 in New Mexico. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crouch Mesa’s overall grade.
Conserved land42% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (55 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home7% 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 63%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 50%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City of Farmington Animas River Fishing Access
Nature preserve
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
5,554 conserved acres
42% of Crouch Mesa’s land. Who manages Crouch Mesa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management4,455 ac
State land board1,108 ac
National Public Lands · 4,455 acState Resource Management Area · 1,108 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 4,455 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,108 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.6 mi
Road 39000.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Crouch Mesa: 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 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crouch Mesa →
Next door
Crouch Mesa and its neighbors
Crouch Mesa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch Mesa | 42% | 2.6 | 4 | 7% | B |
| South River | 2% | 1.3 | under 1 | 11% | C |
| Lee Acres | 17% | 0.7 | under 1 | 14% | C+ |
| Farmington | 8% | 2.8 | 23 | 90% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Crouch Mesa
How much of Crouch Mesa is conserved land?
42% 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 Crouch Mesa’s trails?
Dustin Masonic Memorial Park and City of Farmington Animas River Fishing Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crouch Mesa?
159,050 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crouch Mesa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,598 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crouch Mesa have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #37 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 Crouch Mesa 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 →