B Square Ranch
Nature preserve
246 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lee Acres
17% of Lee Acres’ land is conserved: 1,096 acres
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross Lee Acres, 0.7 per square mile of land. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #44 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
1,096 acres · of 10.3 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Lee Acres?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lee Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lee Acres is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #44 of 73 in New Mexico. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lee Acres’ overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · NM 7 · U.S. 13DParks close to home14% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 40%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Desert Hills (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
192 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
South Bloomfield (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
57 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kutz (River Tract)
Managed by BLM_FFO
50 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Desert Hills (River Tracts)192 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · BLM_FFO
B Square Ranch246 acres
South Bloomfield (River Tracts)57 acres · BLM_FFO
Kutz (River Tract)50 acres · BLM_FFO
Gallegos (River Tracts)25 acres · BLM_FFO
DirectionsBull Calf (River Tracts)4 acres · BLM_FFO
Lee Acres Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,096 conserved acres
17% of Lee Acres’ land. Who manages Lee Acres’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management1,096 ac
National Public Lands · 1,096 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,096 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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 Lee Acres: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lee Acres →
Next door
Lee Acres and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Acres | 17% | 0.7 | under 1 | 14% | C+ |
| West Hammond | 25% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Crouch Mesa | 42% | 2.6 | 4 | 7% | B |
| Bloomfield | 57% | 1.4 | 4 | 56% | B+ |
| Farmington | 8% | 2.8 | 23 | 90% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lee Acres
Where can I hike in Lee Acres?
The longest trail networks: Desert Hills (River Tracts), 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lee Acres is conserved land?
17% 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 Lee Acres’ trails?
B Square Ranch and Desert Hills (River Tracts) don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lee Acres?
145,088 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lee Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 763 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lee Acres have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #44 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 Lee Acres 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 →