Tularosa Original Townsite District · Photo: AllenS · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Tularosa
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Tularosa’s land is conserved, about 20 acres.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #61 of 73 in New Mexico. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tularosa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tularosa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tularosa is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #61 of 73 in New Mexico. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles 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
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20 conserved acres
1% of Tularosa’s land. Who manages Tularosa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Tularosa Childrens Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Tularosa: 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 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
April is the driest month (0.4 in) and June the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 2.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tularosa →
Questions about parks and trails in Tularosa
How much of Tularosa is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Tularosa?
111,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tularosa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tularosa have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #61 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 Tularosa 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 →