98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Jal
54 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Jal’s land is conserved, about 90 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Jal?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Jal have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jal is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jal Schools Baseball Field.
Jal Schools Softball and Little League Fields
North Park
All 5 parks & preserves
90 conserved acres
3% of Jal’s land. Who manages Jal’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 79 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 11 | Open |
4 places to go in Jal
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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 Jal
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 89 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 89 | 80 | 69 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jal →
Questions about parks and trails in Jal
How much of Jal is conserved land?
3% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Jal’s trails?
Jal Lake Park and Jal Schools Baseball Field. don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jal?
55,738 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jal or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 138 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jal have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Jal 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 →