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San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Nature preserve
1,504 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · San Luis
San Luis, NM parks, trails & bike paths
About 64% of San Luis is conserved land, roughly 3,355 acres. There are about 6.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern (1.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in San Luis, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
San Luis outdoors
Conserved land
64%
3,355 of 5,277 acres
Trails
6.4 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 5 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
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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in San Luis
Mesa San Luis6,549 ft elevation · In San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Bosque Grande Mesa6,526 ft elevation · In San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Who protects the land
3,355 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
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 San Luis
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Public Lands 2,265 acState Resource Management Area 1,114 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Puerco Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2,265 | Open |
| State Trust LandState Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,114 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
San Luis CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about San Luis'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.