9% of La Union’s land is conserved: 243 acres
9 acres are parks and preserves, 8.8 per 1,000 residents. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross La Union, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does La Union have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Union is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident 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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243 conserved acres
9% of La Union’s land. Who manages La Union’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 | 234 | Open |
| La Union Baseball Park Local Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
April is the best month for walking in La Union
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 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
April is the driest month (0.1 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 La Union →
Questions about parks and trails in La Union
How much of La Union is conserved land?
9% 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 La Union?
115,425 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Union or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 248 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does La Union have?
Ahead of 57% 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 La Union 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 →