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St. Joseph Apache Mission ChurchSt. Joseph Apache Mission Church · Photo: Bozotexino · CC BY 3.0
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Outdoors in Mescalero

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mescalero

5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Mescalero, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 17.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
M3760.1 mi
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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
St. Joseph Apache Mission ChurchBuilding · listed 2005
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Mescalero: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.914.314.113.412.311.310.410.0
High (°F)495359677584838176685749
Rain (in)1.11.00.90.60.91.23.43.22.11.61.01.2

April is the driest month (0.6 in) and June the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mescalero →

Questions about parks and trails in Mescalero

Is there public land near Mescalero?

81,945 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mescalero or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mescalero 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 →