Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Los Ranchos de Albuquerque has 17 miles of mapped trails, 3.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Los Poblanos Fields (0.8 mi). 137 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #24 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Los Ranchos de Albuquerque have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #24 of 73 in New Mexico. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Los Poblanos Fields, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
72 conserved acres
2% of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque’s land. Who manages Los Ranchos de Albuquerque’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosque Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Anderson Farms Private Agricultural | Town or city | 26 | Closed |
| Town Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
1 places to go in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
7.5 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 92 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 73 | 60 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque →
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and its neighbors
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 2% | 3.8 | 23 | 72% | A− |
| North Valley | 4% | 0.7 | 17 | 95% | A− |
| Albuquerque | 16% | 1.7 | 19 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Where can I hike in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?
The longest trail networks: Los Poblanos Fields, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is conserved land?
2% 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 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque’s trails?
Los Poblanos Fields doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?
7.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.4 of painted or protected lanes, 2.6 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?
20,074 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Los Ranchos de Albuquerque or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 137 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Los Ranchos de Albuquerque have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #24 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 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 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 →