Photo: Captain Budd Christman, NOAA Corps · Public domainSunland Park has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
35 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Sunland Park’s land is conserved, about 192 acres. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #46 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sunland Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sunland Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sunland Park is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #46 of 73 in New Mexico. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mender Park
192 conserved acres
2% of Sunland Park’s land. Who manages Sunland Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 125 | Open |
| Las Cruces District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 47 | Open |
| City Of Sunland Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Coach Jack D. Quarles Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Sunland Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Sunland Park
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
April is the driest month (0.1 in) and June the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sunland Park →
Sunland Park and its neighbors
Sunland Park has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunland Park | 2% | 0.8 | 2 | 53% | C+ |
| Santa Teresa | 3% | 0.4 | under 1 | 46% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sunland Park
How much of Sunland Park is conserved land?
2% 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 Sunland Park’s trails?
City Of Sunland Sports Complex and William Clark Snow Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sunland Park?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sunland Park?
96,691 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunland Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 204 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sunland Park have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #46 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 Sunland Park 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 →