Glade Run Recreation Area
Managed by BLM_FFO
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Spencerville
23% of Spencerville’s land is conserved: 759 acres
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Spencerville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
759 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Spencerville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spencerville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spencerville is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spencerville’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 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 31%
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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.
Who protects it
759 conserved acres
23% of Spencerville’s land. Who manages Spencerville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management603 ac
State land board160 ac
National Public Lands · 603 acState Resource Management Area · 160 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 603 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 160 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Spencerville: 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 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spencerville →
Next door
Spencerville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencerville | 23% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Flora Vista | 9% | 0.7 | under 1 | 3% | C |
| South River | 2% | 1.3 | under 1 | 11% | C |
| Aztec | 48% | 3.6 | 63 | 89% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spencerville
How much of Spencerville is conserved land?
23% 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 Spencerville’s trails?
Glade Run Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spencerville?
146,810 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spencerville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 762 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spencerville have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Spencerville 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 →