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Entering Vaughn from the west, NMPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
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Outdoors in Vaughn

Few parks or trails are on the map in Vaughn

1% of Vaughn’s land is conserved, about 35 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Vaughn, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
35 acres · of 5.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
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.

Huntsinger Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

35 conserved acres

1% of Vaughn’s land. Who manages Vaughn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board35 ac
State Resource Management Area · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board35Open
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
1Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Vaughn: April, May and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.014.014.514.313.412.311.210.39.8
High (°F)485361687787888580705848
Rain (in)0.60.50.40.70.91.52.72.51.81.20.50.7

March is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Vaughn →

Questions about parks and trails in Vaughn

Are dogs allowed on Vaughn’s trails?

Huntsinger Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Vaughn?

3,079 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vaughn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vaughn 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 →