Las Campanas has 49 miles of mapped trails, 4.7 for every square mile of land
27% of Las Campanas’ land is conserved, about 1,823 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Las Campanas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Las Campanas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Las Campanas is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1,823 conserved acres
27% of Las Campanas’ land. Who manages Las Campanas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,811 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 12 | Open |
1 places to go in Las Campanas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail
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.
The best walking months in Las Campanas: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 86 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Las Campanas →
Las Campanas and its neighbors
Las Campanas has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Campanas | 27% | 4.7 | 2 | 33% | B+ |
| Tres Arroyos | 13% | 2.6 | 96 | 46% | A |
| La Tierra | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Tano Road | under 1% | 1.4 | 4 | 39% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Las Campanas
How much of Las Campanas is conserved land?
27% 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 Las Campanas’ trails?
Estes Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Las Campanas?
68,405 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Las Campanas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Las Campanas have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Las Campanas 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 →