19% of Meadow Lake’s land is conserved: 1,381 acres
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 7.7 per 1,000 residents. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Meadow Lake, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #43 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Meadow Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Meadow Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Meadow Lake is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #43 of 73 in New Mexico. 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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1,381 conserved acres
19% of Meadow Lake’s land. Who manages Meadow Lake’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 | 1,381 | Open |
1 places to go in Meadow Lake
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.
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 Meadow Lake: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 92 | 89 | 83 | 73 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
May is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Meadow Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Meadow Lake
How much of Meadow Lake is conserved land?
19% 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 Meadow Lake?
39,489 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Meadow Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,412 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Meadow Lake have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #43 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 Meadow Lake 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 →