White Sports complex (closed)
Managed by City of Moriarty
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: AllenS · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Moriarty
Moriarty has 36 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Moriarty, 0.5 per square mile of land. 3% of Moriarty’s land is conserved, about 144 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
144 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Moriarty?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Moriarty have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Moriarty is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Moriarty’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13BParks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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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.
Who protects it
144 conserved acres
3% of Moriarty’s land. Who manages Moriarty’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board144 ac
State Resource Management Area · 144 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 144 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Moriarty
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Moriarty
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
15Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Moriarty: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Moriarty →
Questions about parks and trails in Moriarty
How much of Moriarty 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.
Are dogs allowed on Moriarty’s trails?
White Sports complex (closed) and Crossley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Moriarty?
44,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Moriarty or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 182 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Moriarty have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Moriarty 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 →