Kutz Wash Reach Riparian Area
Managed by BLM_FFO
64 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in West Hammond
25% of West Hammond’s land is conserved: 1,483 acres
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Hammond, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
25%
1,483 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is West Hammond?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Hammond have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Hammond is ahead of 24% 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 West Hammond’s overall grade.
Conserved land25% of the land · typical NM town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 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 24%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West Hammond. 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
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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.
Bull Calf (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gallegos (River Tracts)
Managed by BLM_FFO
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kutz (River Tract)
Managed by BLM_FFO
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Kutz Wash Reach Riparian Area64 acres · BLM_FFO
Bull Calf (River Tracts)36 acres · BLM_FFO
Gallegos (River Tracts)32 acres · BLM_FFO
DirectionsKutz (River Tract)30 acres · BLM_FFO
South Bloomfield (River Tracts)24 acres · BLM_FFO
Desert Hills (River Tracts)6 acres · BLM_FFO
Who protects it
1,483 conserved acres
25% of West Hammond’s land. Who manages West Hammond’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management1,276 ac
State land board207 ac
National Public Lands · 1,276 acState Resource Management Area · 207 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,276 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 207 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in West Hammond: 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 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 93 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Hammond →
Next door
West Hammond and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hammond | 25% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Lee Acres | 17% | 0.7 | under 1 | 14% | C+ |
| Bloomfield | 57% | 1.4 | 4 | 56% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Hammond
How much of West Hammond is conserved land?
25% 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 West Hammond’s trails?
Kutz Wash Reach Riparian Area and Bull Calf (River Tracts) don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Hammond?
126,928 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Hammond or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,358 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Hammond have?
Ahead of 24% 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 West Hammond 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 →