Carson National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
149 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: EFreiboth · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Questa
Questa has 7.7 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.6 per 1,000 residents. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Questa’s land is conserved, about 169 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
169 acres · of 7.1 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Questa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Questa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Questa is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Questa’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · NM 7 · U.S. 13DParks close to home50% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Water is 7% of Questa’s area (1 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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
The longest trail network is Carson National Forest, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Questa Community Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
169 conserved acres
4% of Questa’s land. Water is left out: Questa has 7.1 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Questa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service150 ac
State fish & wildlife18 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
National Forest · 150 acState Other or Unknown · 18 acNational Public Lands · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 150 | Open |
| Red River State Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 18 | Restricted |
| Taos Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.0 mi
Las Vistas de Questa Trail0.4 mi
Cabresto Ditch0.2 mi
Questa Historic Trail0.2 mi
Avenida de Eliz0.2 mi
Bosque0.1 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
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Tennis
1Equestrian
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Questa: April to 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Questa →
Questions about parks and trails in Questa
Where can I hike in Questa?
The longest trail networks: Carson National Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Questa is conserved land?
4% 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 Questa’s trails?
Carson National Forest and Rio Grande del Norte National Monument don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Questa?
57,964 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Questa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 155 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Questa have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Questa 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 →