Photo: AllenS · Public domainMore than half of High Rolls’ land is conserved: 62%
62% of High Rolls’ land is conserved, about 6,078 acres. 9.1 miles of mapped trail cross High Rolls, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is High Rolls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does High Rolls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, High Rolls is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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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6,078 conserved acres
62% of High Rolls’ land. Who manages High Rolls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,078 | Open |
5 places to go in High Rolls
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.
5 named trails
The best walking months in High Rolls: April to June
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 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 55 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
April is the driest month (0.7 in) and June the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in High Rolls →
Questions about parks and trails in High Rolls
How much of High Rolls is conserved land?
62% 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 High Rolls?
159,954 acres of parks and open public land lie inside High Rolls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,104 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does High Rolls have?
Ahead of 38% 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 High Rolls 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 →