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Outdoors in Lake Sumner

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake Sumner

24% of Lake Sumner’s land is conserved, about 9,626 acres. 904 acres are parks and preserves, 10,508 per 1,000 residents. 8.6 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Sumner, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
9,626 acres · of 62.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
904 ac
10,508 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
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
Who protects it

9,626 conserved acres

24% of Lake Sumner’s land. Water is left out: Lake Sumner has 62.3 square miles of land and 6.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Sumner’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board4,664 ac
Bureau of Reclamation3,987 ac
State parks897 ac
Bureau of Land Management77 ac
State Resource Management Area · 4,664 acFederal Other or Unknown · 3,987 acState Park · 897 acNational Public Lands · 77 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board4,664Open
Usbr
Federal Other or Unknown
Bureau of Reclamation3,987Unknown
Sumner Lake State Park
State Park
State parks897Open
Roswell Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management77Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Lake Sumner

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Lake Sumner
Lake Sumner Eastside Campground
Directions
Sumner Lake Campground
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake SumnerreservoirPecos River
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
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Lake Sumner: 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)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.313.412.311.210.39.8
High (°F)545967748392939184746354
Rain (in)0.40.40.60.81.11.42.62.31.71.40.50.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Sumner →

Questions about parks and trails in Lake Sumner

Is there public land near Lake Sumner?

115,529 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Sumner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,615 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Sumner neighbors.

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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 →