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Hillsboro New Mexico Community CenterPhoto: AllenS · Public domain
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Outdoors in Hillsboro

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hillsboro

5% of Hillsboro’s land is conserved, about 73 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 7.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Hillsboro, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
73 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

73 conserved acres

5% of Hillsboro’s land. Who manages Hillsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management73 ac
National Public Lands · 73 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Las Cruces District Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management73Open
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.

History along the way

9 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Hillsboro High SchoolBuilding · listed 1993
About it
George Tambling and Ninette Stocker Miller HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About it
John M. Webster HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About it
Will M. Robins HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About it
Alert-Hatcher BuildingBuilding · listed 1995
About it
Cornelius Sullivan HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About it
Meyers HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About it
William H. Bucher HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About it
Percha Creek BridgeStructure · listed 1997
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hillsboro: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)555966748292918883746354
Rain (in)0.60.40.30.30.50.82.32.61.91.00.70.8

March is the driest month (0.3 in) and June the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hillsboro →

Questions about parks and trails in Hillsboro

Is there public land near Hillsboro?

108,476 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hillsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hillsboro neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →