More than half of Dixon’s land is conserved: 81%
81% of Dixon’s land is conserved, about 5,970 acres. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Dixon, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Dixon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Dixon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dixon is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5,970 conserved acres
81% of Dixon’s land. Who manages Dixon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5,232 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 750 | Open |
3 places to go in Dixon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Dixon: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dixon →
Questions about parks and trails in Dixon
How much of Dixon is conserved land?
81% 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.
Is there public land near Dixon?
152,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dixon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,334 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dixon have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Dixon neighbors.
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 →