Pueblo Cañon Park
Park
18 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Zhidoni · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Eldorado at Santa Fe
Eldorado at Santa Fe has 41 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
13% of Eldorado at Santa Fe’s land is conserved, about 1,676 acres. The biggest trail networks: Pueblo Cañon Park (0.6 mi). 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #38 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,676 acres · of 20.8 sq mi of land
Trails
41 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
3.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.1 mi
5.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Eldorado at Santa Fe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eldorado at Santa Fe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eldorado at Santa Fe is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #38 of 73 in New Mexico. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eldorado at Santa Fe’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (41 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land3.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home17% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 49%
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 Pueblo Cañon Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,676 conserved acres
13% of Eldorado at Santa Fe’s land. Who manages Eldorado at Santa Fe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board1,649 ac
Other state land25 ac
Private owners1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,649 acConservation Easement · 25 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,649 | Open |
| El Dorado Dog Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Eldorado at Santa Fe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Eldorado at Santa Fe
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Eldorado at Santa Fe
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Peaks in Eldorado at Santa Fe
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.3 miUnpaved · 6.3 mi
Pueblo Cañyon Greenbelt Trail1.1 mi
Pueblo Cañon Greenbelt Trail1.1 mi
Biking & sports
5.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Equestrian
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Eldorado at Santa Fe: 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 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eldorado at Santa Fe →
Questions about parks and trails in Eldorado at Santa Fe
Where can I hike in Eldorado at Santa Fe?
The longest trail networks: Pueblo Cañon Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eldorado at Santa Fe is conserved land?
13% 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 Eldorado at Santa Fe’s trails?
Pueblo Cañon Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Eldorado at Santa Fe?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Eldorado at Santa Fe?
55,240 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eldorado at Santa Fe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,701 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eldorado at Santa Fe have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #38 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 Eldorado at Santa Fe 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 →