Nizhoni Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock · Photo: Mx. Granger · CC0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Shiprock
Shiprock has 16 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #62 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
8 acres · of 13.5 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
2.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Shiprock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shiprock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shiprock is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #62 of 73 in New Mexico. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shiprock’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home8% 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 24%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 15%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Shiprock. 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
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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
8 conserved acres
under 1% of Shiprock’s land. Who manages Shiprock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
Local Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nizhoni Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Shiprock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Shiprock
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Shiprock
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.8 mi
Tachiinii Boulevard0.1 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
9Baseball
5Basketball
3Tracks
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
San Juan River Bridge at ShiprockStructure · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Shiprock: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 91 | 95 | 92 | 84 | 72 | 57 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 0.9 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shiprock →
Questions about parks and trails in Shiprock
How much of Shiprock 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 Shiprock’s trails?
Nizhoni Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shiprock?
294 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shiprock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shiprock have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #62 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 Shiprock 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 →