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Outdoors in Whites City

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Whites City

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Whites City’s land is conserved, about 11 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Whites City, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
11 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%+
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
Who protects it

11 conserved acres

4% of Whites City’s land. Who manages Whites City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board8 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 8 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board8Open
Carlsbad Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management3Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Old Guano Road Trail0.1 mi
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Whites City

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)10.311.011.912.913.814.214.113.312.311.310.510.0
High (°F)586371798795959487786758
Rain (in)0.40.40.50.51.11.22.11.82.41.10.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and June the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.4 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Whites City →

Questions about parks and trails in Whites City

Is there public land near Whites City?

166,392 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whites City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Whites City 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 →