Rodriguez Park
Park
28 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Las Vegas
Las Vegas has 6.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
67 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Las Vegas’ land is conserved, about 65 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #41 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
65 acres · of 8.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.7 mi
3.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Las Vegas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Las Vegas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Las Vegas is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #41 of 73 in New Mexico. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Las Vegas’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home75% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 48%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Rodriguez Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Santa Fe National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 11 parks & preserves
Rodriguez Park28 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Santa Fe National Forest5 acres · United States Forest Service
DirectionsKeyes Park5 acres
DirectionsHanna Park4 acres
DirectionsLincoln Park3 acres
DirectionsCarnegie Park3 acres
DirectionsMelody Park3 acres
DirectionsSouth Pacific Park1 acres
Las Vegas Plaza1 acres
DirectionsCentral Park1 acres
DirectionsAlumni Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
65 conserved acres
1% of Las Vegas’ land. Who manages Las Vegas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city59 ac
U.S. Forest Service5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 41 acLocal Park · 18 acNational Forest · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| U.S. Army Reserve T.C. Other National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5 | Open |
| Keyes Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Hanna Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Melody Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| South Pacific Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Plaza Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Las Vegas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Las Vegas
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Santa Fe Trail1.1 mi
Biking & sports
3.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
14Basketball
13Baseball
13Tennis
4Football
2Soccer
1Volleyball
1Softball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →87 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Las Vegas PlazaDistrict · listed 1974
About itOur Lady of Sorrows ChurchBuilding · listed 1976
About itSt. Paul's Memorial Episcopal Church and Guild HallBuilding · listed 1976
About itBridge Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1978
About itPresbyterian Mission ChurchBuilding · listed 1978
About itLibrary Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itRailroad Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itLincoln Park Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itIlfeld, Adele, AuditoriumBuilding · listed 1980
About itDistrito de las EscuelasDistrict · listed 1980
About itDouglas-Sixth Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itDouglas Avenue SchoolBuilding · listed 1983
About it75 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Las Vegas: April to June
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 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Las Vegas →
Questions about parks and trails in Las Vegas
Where can I hike in Las Vegas?
The longest trail networks: Rodriguez Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Las Vegas is conserved land?
1% 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 Vegas’ trails?
Rodriguez Park and Santa Fe National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Las Vegas?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Las Vegas?
1,540 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Las Vegas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Las Vegas have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #41 of 73 in New Mexico. 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 Vegas 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 →