Arthur Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: AllenS · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Estancia
Estancia has 8 acres of parks, 5.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Estancia. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Estancia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Estancia is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Estancia’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land5.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home63% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 15%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Estancia. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Estancia’s land. Who manages Estancia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Estancia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Estancia
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for 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
5Tracks
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Estancia: 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) | 47 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Estancia →
Questions about parks and trails in Estancia
How much of Estancia is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Estancia’s trails?
Arthur Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Estancia?
23,059 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Estancia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Estancia have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Estancia 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 →