Edgewood has 27 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Edgewood’s land is conserved, about 1,275 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #55 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
How much outdoors does Edgewood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edgewood is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #55 of 73 in New Mexico. Trail miles hold 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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1,275 conserved acres
3% of Edgewood’s land. Who manages Edgewood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,275 | Open |
6 places to go in Edgewood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
8 named trails
3.2 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 Edgewood: 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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Edgewood →
Edgewood and its neighbors
Edgewood has the most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | 3% | 0.5 | 3 | 21% | C |
| Thunder Mountain | under 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Barton | under 1% | 0.8 | 32 | under 1% | C+ |
| La Madera | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Paa-Ko | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cedar Grove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edgewood
How much of Edgewood is conserved land?
3% 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.
Where can I bike in Edgewood?
3.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths and 2.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Edgewood?
68,628 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edgewood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,306 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edgewood have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 Edgewood 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 →