Outdoors · McGaffey

McGaffey, NM parks, trails & bike paths

About 74% of McGaffey is conserved land, roughly 844 acres. There are about 6.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cibola National Forest (5.5 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in McGaffey, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

McGaffey outdoors

Conserved land
74%
844 of 1,133 acres
Trails
6.1 mi
3.4 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 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

1
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.
1

Cibola National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
844 acres5.5 mi of trail
Strawberry CanyonTorreonMike's RippinSix Mile CanyonMike's Shortcut
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in McGaffey
McGaffey CampgroundIn Cibola National Forest · USFS
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Open to bikes 3.0 miUnpaved 1.0 mi
  • Strawberry Canyon1.9 mi
  • Torreon1.0 mi
  • Mike's Rippin1.0 mi
  • Six Mile Canyon0.3 mi
  • Mike's Shortcut0.3 mi
  • Tampico Springs Trail0.2 mi
  • Sawmill Shortcut0.1 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

844 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service
844 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in McGaffey

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 844 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Cibola National ForestNational ForestU.S. Forest Service844Open
History

Historic places to visit

McGaffey CemeteryCemetery
Torreon CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about McGaffey'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 20-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.

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