18% of Prewitt’s land is conserved: 1,601 acres
19 miles of mapped trail cross Prewitt, 1.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Prewitt?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Prewitt have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prewitt is ahead of 41% 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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1,601 conserved acres
18% of Prewitt’s land. Who manages Prewitt’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Puerco Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 693 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 623 | Open |
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 285 | Open |
2 places to go in Prewitt
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Prewitt: April to June 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 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
April is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Prewitt →
Questions about parks and trails in Prewitt
How much of Prewitt is conserved land?
18% 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 Prewitt?
95,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prewitt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,619 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prewitt have?
Ahead of 41% 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 Prewitt 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 →