Few parks or trails are on the map in El Cerro Mission
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross El Cerro Mission, 0.4 per square mile of land. 3% of El Cerro Mission’s land is conserved, about 107 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #66 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
How much outdoors does El Cerro Mission have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, El Cerro Mission is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #66 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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107 conserved acres
3% of El Cerro Mission’s land. Who manages El Cerro Mission’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 | 107 | Open |
2 places to go in El Cerro Mission
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
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 El Cerro Mission: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 60 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
May is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 2.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in El Cerro Mission →
El Cerro Mission and its neighbors
El Cerro Mission has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Cerro Mission | 3% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Monterey Park | — 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 El Cerro Mission
How much of El Cerro Mission 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.
Is there public land near El Cerro Mission?
10,544 acres of parks and open public land lie inside El Cerro Mission or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does El Cerro Mission have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #66 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 El Cerro Mission 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 →