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Outdoors in Deer Canyon

Few parks or trails are on the map in Deer Canyon

1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Deer Canyon, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
43 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 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
Who protects it

43 conserved acres

1% of Deer Canyon’s land. Who manages Deer Canyon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board39 ac
Bureau of Land Management4 ac
State Resource Management Area · 39 acNational Public Lands · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board39Open
Rio Puerco Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management4Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Caje Trail0.3 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Deer Canyon: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.210.39.9
High (°F)455058657585858377675445
Rain (in)0.60.50.70.50.90.92.72.61.81.30.70.9

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Deer Canyon →

Questions about parks and trails in Deer Canyon

Is there public land near Deer Canyon?

97,329 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deer Canyon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Deer Canyon 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 →