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Outdoors in Encantado

Few parks or trails are on the map in Encantado

5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Encantado, 1.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,896 ft
Peña Oscura Hill
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
Things to do

1 places to go in Encantado

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Encantado
Peña Oscura Hill6,896 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Encantado: 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)10.010.811.913.114.014.614.413.512.311.210.29.7
High (°F)424654617181838075645141
Rain (in)0.80.70.90.81.10.92.72.41.51.40.91.0

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Encantado →

Next door

Encantado and its neighbors

Encantado has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Encantado— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chupadero— 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 Encantado

Is there public land near Encantado?

22,887 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Encantado or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Encantado 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 →