Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Managed by National Park Service
259 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Crownpoint
19% of Crownpoint’s land is conserved: 7,934 acres
68 miles of mapped trail cross Crownpoint, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Chaco Culture National Historical Park (1.5 mi).
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #47 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
7,934 acres · of 67.1 sq mi of land
Trails
68 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Crownpoint?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crownpoint have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crownpoint is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #47 of 73 in New Mexico. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crownpoint’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (68 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 39%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 36%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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 Chaco Culture National Historical Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7,934 conserved acres
19% of Crownpoint’s land. Who manages Crownpoint’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management4,315 ac
State land board3,517 ac
National Park Service102 ac
National Public Lands · 4,315 acState Resource Management Area · 3,517 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 102 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 4,315 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 3,517 | Open |
| Chaco Culture National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 102 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Crownpoint
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Crownpoint
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
8Basketball
2Tracks
1Football
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Crownpoint: 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 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
April is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crownpoint →
Questions about parks and trails in Crownpoint
Where can I hike in Crownpoint?
The longest trail networks: Chaco Culture National Historical Park, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Crownpoint is conserved land?
19% 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 Crownpoint’s trails?
Chaco Culture National Historical Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crownpoint?
53,631 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crownpoint or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,867 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crownpoint have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 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 Crownpoint 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 →