Photo: dougegood · CC BY 2.0Anthem has 14 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Anthem Community Park (1.9 mi), Liberty Bell Park (0.6 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 192 acres are parks and preserves, 8.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #58 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Anthem?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Anthem have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Anthem is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #58 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Anthem’s 4% is ahead of 24% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Anthem Community Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
State Trust Land
184 conserved acres
4% of Anthem’s land. Who manages Anthem’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Trail Open Space Local Park | Town or city | 73 | Open |
| Anthem Community Park\Anthem Veterans Memorial\Daisy Mountain Railroad Local Park | County | 67 | Open |
| Liberty Bell Park Open Space Local Recreation Area | County | 27 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 6 | Restricted |
| Liberty Bell Park Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Local Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
27 places to go in Anthem
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
32 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
April is the best month for walking in Anthem
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 92 | 101 | 104 | 103 | 97 | 87 | 74 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 104 °F). 1.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 104 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Anthem →
Anthem and its neighbors
Anthem has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthem | 4% | 1.8 | 8 | 86% | B+ |
| New River | 52% | 2.3 | 5 | 23% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Anthem
Where can I hike in Anthem?
The longest trail networks: Anthem Community Park, 1.9 miles; Liberty Bell Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Anthem is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 14% for an Arizona town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Anthem’s trails?
Anthem Community Park and Liberty Bell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Anthem?
32 miles of bike routes are on the map: 32 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Anthem?
89,474 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anthem or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 192 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Anthem have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 of 140 in Arizona. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Anthem neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →