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Outdoors in Hyde Park

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hyde Park

31% of Hyde Park’s land is conserved, about 418 acres. 159 acres are parks and preserves, 839 per 1,000 residents. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Hyde Park, 2.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
31%
418 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
159 ac
839 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
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

The longest trail network is Santa Fe National Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Santa Fe National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

418 conserved acres

31% of Hyde Park’s land. Who manages Hyde Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits206 ac
Town or city162 ac
County70 ac
U.S. Forest Service4 ac
Private Conservation · 187 acLocal Park · 158 acLocal Recreation Area · 74 acUnknown Easement · 19 acNational Forest · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Southern Sangre De Cristo Mountains Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits187Unknown
Park
Local Park
Town or city158Open
Tesuque Creek Open Space
Local Recreation Area
County70Open
Santa Fe National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service4Open
Dale Ball Trails
Local Recreation Area
Town or city4Open
Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Aztec Springs Trail1.0 mi
New Mexico Trail Build0.4 mi
Little Tesuque0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Hyde Park: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.010.811.913.114.014.614.313.512.311.210.29.7
High (°F)414553607080828074635041
Rain (in)0.90.71.00.81.11.02.92.51.61.41.01.0

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Hyde Park →

Next door

Hyde Park and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Hyde Park— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tesuque15%2.7121%B
Santa Fe4%3.73094%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Hyde Park

Where can I hike in Hyde Park?

The longest trail networks: Santa Fe National Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Hyde Park’s trails?

Santa Fe National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hyde Park?

42,125 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hyde Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 163 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hyde Park 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 →