McIntosh has 6.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
3% of McIntosh’s land is conserved, about 508 acres.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does McIntosh have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McIntosh is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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
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508 conserved acres
3% of McIntosh’s land. Who manages McIntosh’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 508 | Open |
3 named trails
The best walking months in McIntosh: April, May 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McIntosh →
Questions about parks and trails in McIntosh
How much of McIntosh is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near McIntosh?
32,040 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McIntosh or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 504 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does McIntosh have?
Ahead of 16% 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 McIntosh 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 →