Del Fuego Park
Managed by Valley Improvement Association (VIA)
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rio Communities
Rio Communities has 16 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
19 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #51 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
5,007 ft
La Loma Alta
What kind of outdoors town is Rio Communities?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rio Communities have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rio Communities is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #51 of 73 in New Mexico. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rio Communities’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home51% 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 36%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 31%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
5 places to go in Rio Communities
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rio Communities
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Rio Communities
La Loma Alta5,007 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Sherrod Boulevard1.1 mi
Calle de Chamisa Loop0.9 mi
De Haan Loop0.7 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
4Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rio Communities: April and May
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 52 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 84 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 75 | 62 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rio Communities →
Questions about parks and trails in Rio Communities
How much of Rio Communities is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Rio Communities’ trails?
Del Fuego Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rio Communities?
6,191 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rio Communities or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rio Communities have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #51 of 73 in New Mexico. 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 Rio Communities 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 →