Photo: Spc. Matthew Marcellus · Public domainFort Bliss has 9.4 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Biggs Park (1 mi). 97 acres are parks and preserves, 8.5 per 1,000 residents. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #301 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
How much outdoors does Fort Bliss have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Bliss is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #301 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Fort Bliss’ 1% is ahead of 34% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% of them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Biggs Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3rd ABCT Bulldog Field
All 5 parks & preserves
101 conserved acres
1% of Fort Bliss’ land. Who manages Fort Bliss’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 19 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Field National Public Lands | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 62 | Open |
| Bosserman Field National Public Lands | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 21 | Open |
35 places to go in Fort Bliss
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
30 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 community garden without a name on the map.
5.1 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Fort Bliss
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
April is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Bliss →
Fort Bliss and its neighbors
Fort Bliss 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Bliss | 1% | 0.5 | 9 | 71% | C+ |
| El Paso | 20% | 1.0 | 48 | 86% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Bliss
Where can I hike in Fort Bliss?
The longest trail networks: Biggs Park, 1 miles; Kelly Park, 0.1 miles; Memorial Parade Field, 0.1 miles; 3rd ABCT Bulldog Field, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fort Bliss is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Fort Bliss’ trails?
Biggs Park and Kelly Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fort Bliss?
5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fort Bliss?
26,805 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Bliss or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Bliss have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #301 of 642 in Texas. 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 Fort Bliss 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 →