Cibola National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
166 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fort Wingate Historic District (Boundary Increase) · Photo: Elias Olcott Beaman / James Fennemore / John Karl Hillers · Public domain–Not graded
Outdoors in Fort Wingate
13% of Fort Wingate’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
13% of Fort Wingate’s land is conserved, about 166 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Wingate, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
13%
166 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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
166 conserved acres
13% of Fort Wingate’s land. Who manages Fort Wingate’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service166 ac
National Forest · 166 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cibola National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 166 | Open |
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
3Basketball
2Baseball
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fort Wingate: 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 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Wingate →
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Wingate
Are dogs allowed on Fort Wingate’s trails?
Cibola National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fort Wingate?
89,221 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Wingate or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 165 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fort Wingate 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 →