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Bataan Memorial Park
Park
36 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Santa Clara
Santa Clara, NM parks, trails & bike paths
About 39% of Santa Clara is conserved land, roughly 493 acres. There are about 3.5 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Santa Clara, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Santa Clara outdoors
Conserved land
39%
493 of 1,280 acres
Trails
3.5 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
273 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.8 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.
Playgrounds in Santa Clara
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
493 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 paths0.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball4
- Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Santa Clara
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 421 acLocal Park 43 acNational Public Lands 33 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Bayard Mil. Res. OtherNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 421 | Open |
| Bataan ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Las Cruces District OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 33 | Open |
| Central Community Recreation ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Santa Clara CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Santa Clara'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.