Photo: AllenS · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Hatch
13% of Hatch’s land is conserved, about 251 acres. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Hatch, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hatch?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hatch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hatch is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull 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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251 conserved acres
13% of Hatch’s land. Who manages Hatch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 216 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 23 | Open |
| Hatch Baseball Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
1 places to go in Hatch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
April is the best month for walking in Hatch
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 97 | 97 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
April is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hatch →
Hatch and its neighbors
Hatch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatch | 13% | 0.1 | 10 | 78% | B |
| Rodey | — 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 Hatch
How much of Hatch 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.
Is there public land near Hatch?
193,018 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hatch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hatch have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Hatch 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 →