1
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness
Managed by United States Forest Service
847 acres1.5 mi of trail
San Cristobal Canyon Trail #78
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · San Cristobal
San Cristobal, NM parks, trails & bike paths
About 80% of San Cristobal is conserved land, roughly 3,500 acres. There are about 2.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Columbine-Hondo Wilderness (1.5 mi) and Carson National Forest (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in San Cristobal, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
San Cristobal outdoors
Conserved land
80%
3,500 of 4,387 acres
Trails
2.4 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
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
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.
2
Carson National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
3,424 acres0.9 mi of trail
Camino del Medio
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Trails
Named trails
Horses 1.6 mi
- San Cristobal Canyon Trail #781.6 mi
- Camino del Medio0.9 mi
Who protects the land
3,500 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 76 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in San Cristobal
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 3,424 acUnknown Easement 78 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3,424 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Old CemeteryCemetery
San Cristobal CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about San Cristobal'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.