Jewett Valley (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
77 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Waterflow
10% of Waterflow’s land is conserved: 551 acres
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Waterflow, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
551 acres · of 8.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Waterflow?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waterflow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waterflow is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waterflow’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NM 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C+Park 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 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Waterflow. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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 Jewett Valley (River Tracts), with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
76 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wheeler (River Tract)
Managed by BLM_FFO
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bradshaw (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Jewett Valley (River Tracts)77 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · BLM_FFO
Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern76 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Bureau of Land Management
Wheeler (River Tract)28 acres · BLM_FFO
Bradshaw (River Tracts)23 acres · BLM_FFO
Schneider (River Tracts)15 acres · BLM_FFO
Who protects it
551 conserved acres
10% of Waterflow’s land. Who manages Waterflow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management431 ac
State land board119 ac
National Public Lands · 431 acState Resource Management Area · 119 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 431 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 119 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Waterflow: 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 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 90 | 94 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 56 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Waterflow →
Next door
Waterflow and its neighbors
Waterflow has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterflow | 10% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Nenahnezad | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Waterflow
Where can I hike in Waterflow?
The longest trail networks: Jewett Valley (River Tracts), 0.4 miles; Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Waterflow is conserved land?
10% 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 Waterflow’s trails?
Jewett Valley (River Tracts) and Hogback Area of Critical Environmental Concern don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Waterflow?
39,834 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waterflow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 368 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waterflow have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Waterflow 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 →