Veterans' Memorial Park
Park
31 acres0.4 mi of trail
Veterans Park Trail SegmentCarrie Tingley Hill Trail Segment
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Jeff Vincent · CC BY 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Truth or Consequences
30% of Truth or Consequences’ land is conserved: 5,317 acres
46 miles of mapped trail cross Truth or Consequences, 1.7 per square mile of land. 88 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #15 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
Conserved land
30%
5,317 acres · of 28.0 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
8 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Truth or Consequences?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Truth or Consequences have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Truth or Consequences is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #15 of 73 in New Mexico. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Truth or Consequences’ overall grade.
Conserved land30% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (46 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · NM 7 · U.S. 13BParks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · NM 67% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 86%
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New Mexico towns of 2,500+ (73)Ahead of 81%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Veterans' Memorial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rotary Park
Managed by City of Truth or Consequences
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Wetlands Trail Segment
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Veterans' Memorial Park31 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Rotary Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Truth or Consequences
DirectionsLouis Armijo Sports Complex29 acres
Ralph Edwards Park7 acres
DirectionsPool Park1 acres
Who protects it
5,317 conserved acres
30% of Truth or Consequences’ land. Who manages Truth or Consequences’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners2,040 ac
Bureau of Land Management1,999 ac
State land board1,205 ac
Town or city65 ac
State parks7 ac
Private Conservation · 2,040 acNational Public Lands · 1,999 acState Resource Management Area · 1,205 acLocal Park · 65 acState Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armendaris Ranch Private Conservation | Private owners | 2,040 | Closed |
| Las Cruces District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,999 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,205 | Open |
| Louis Armijo Recreation Complex Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Ralph Edwards Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Elephant Butte Lake State Park State Park | State parks | 7 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Truth or Consequences
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences Municipal PoolFee
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Truth or Consequences
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Truth or Consequences
Carol Wheeler Dog ParkIn Ralph Edwards Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Truth or Consequences
8 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
7 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 41.5 mi
Turtleback Mountain Trail1.1 mi
Carrie Tingley Hill Trail Segment0.9 mi
Wetlands Trail Segment0.4 mi
Ridgeline Trail0.2 mi
Palo Verde Trail0.2 mi
Veterans Park Trail Segment0.2 mi
Backslope Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Baseball
5Tennis
1Football
1Skate park
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Truth or Consequences: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 86 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 77 | 65 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
March is the driest month (0.3 in) and June the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Truth or Consequences →
Next door
Truth or Consequences and its neighbors
Truth or Consequences has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truth or Consequences | 30% | 1.7 | 15 | 67% | A |
| Williamsburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elephant Butte | 70% | 3.7 | under 1 | 67% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Truth or Consequences
Where can I hike in Truth or Consequences?
The longest trail networks: Veterans' Memorial Park, 0.4 miles; Rotary Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Truth or Consequences is conserved land?
30% 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 Truth or Consequences’ trails?
Veterans' Memorial Park and Rotary Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Truth or Consequences?
247,568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Truth or Consequences or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,274 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Truth or Consequences have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #15 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 Truth or Consequences 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 →