Outdoors · University Park

University Park, NM parks, trails & bike paths

About 2.6% of University Park is conserved land, roughly 25 acres. There are about 1.0 miles of mapped trails.

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

At a glance

University Park outdoors

Conserved land
2.6%
25 of 978 acres
Trails
1.0 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 1.3 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

12
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

Pat and Lou Sisbarro Community Park

Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

Preciado Park

Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in University Park
Pistol Pete's Hideout
Directions
Unnamed playground in Preciado Park
Directions
Trails

Named trails

  • Las Cruces Lateral Trail (East)0.2 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

25 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land
25 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.2 mi
  • Off-road bike paths1.3 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis12
  • Tracks4
  • Football3
  • Baseball2
  • Soccer2
  • Basketball1
  • Beach volleyball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in University Park

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 25 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Pat & Lou Sisbarro Community ParkLocal ParkOther state land19Open
Preciado ParkLocal ParkOther state land6Open
History

Historic places to visit

Frank Bromilow Mall Commemorative PlaquePlaque
Old MainRuins
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about University Park'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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