Santa Fe National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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Photo: Artotem from Here, There, and... · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pecos
Few parks or trails are on the map in Pecos
2% of Pecos’ land is conserved, about 18 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Pecos, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
18 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pecos?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pecos have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pecos is ahead of 16% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pecos’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 16%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pecos. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pecos National Historical Park
Managed by National Park Service
7 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
2% of Pecos’ land. Who manages Pecos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service11 ac
National Park Service7 ac
National Forest · 11 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 11 | Open |
| Pecos National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 7 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pecos
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pecos
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
1Baseball
1Tracks
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Pecos: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Pecos →
Next door
Pecos and its neighbors
Pecos has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecos | 2% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| East Pecos | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pecos
How much of Pecos 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 Pecos’ trails?
Santa Fe National Forest and Pecos National Historical Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pecos?
128,528 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pecos or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pecos 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 Pecos 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 →