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Washington Park
Park
31 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.1% of Alamogordo is conserved land, roughly 565 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Alamogordo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Alamogordo outdoors
Conserved land
4.1%
565 of 13,757 acres
Trails
16 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
18 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.3 mi
8.6 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Jim R. Griggs Sports Complex
Park
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Balloon Park
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Alameda Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Washington Park31 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Rose Garden1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Stapp Air Space Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Silverado Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Alamogordo
Garden Center Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Jim R. Griggs Sports Complex31 acres
Balloon Park23 acres
Alameda Park15 acres
Tierra de Suenos Park4 acres
University Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Alamogordo
Kids Kingdom
Mesa Village Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Washington Park
Unnamed playground in Paiute Park
Unnamed playground in Alameda Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Stapp Air Space Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.2 miUnpaved 1.0 mi
- NMSU Trail0.9 mi
- FR 4260.4 mi
- 55790.1 mi
Who protects the land
565 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes8.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes6.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball20
- Tennis11
- Basketball8
- Soccer3
- Skate park2
- Beach volleyball2
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Alamogordo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 189 acState Resource Management Area 155 acLocal Park 143 acNational Public Lands 72 acNational Forest 5 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust LandState Resource Management Area | State land board | 155 | Open |
| Travis C. Hooser Ballfield ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 77 | Open |
| Desert Foothills ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 77 | Open |
| Las Cruces District OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 72 | Open |
| Jim R. Griggs Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Alameda Park & ZooLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Oregon FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Balloon ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Washington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Indian Wells ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 14 places
Alamogordo Astronaut MemorialMemorial
Alamogordo Founders ParkMonument
CapsuleAircraft
F1 Rocket EngineAircraft
German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Tornado PA-200Aircraft
Grave of Ham the AstrochimpPlaque · March 28, 1983
Little Joe 2In Stapp Air Space Park · Aircraft
Nike AjaxIn Stapp Air Space Park · Aircraft
USAF Space Plane 001In Stapp Air Space Park · Aircraft
V-2 Rocket EngineIn Stapp Air Space Park · Aircraft
Nearby
Alamogordo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamogordo | 4.1% | 15.7 mi | 15 |
| Boles Acres | 24% | 4.1 mi | 1 |
| La Luz | 41.7% | 1.9 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Alamogordo's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 22.8-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.