Estrella Mountain Regional Park
Nature preserve
9,678 acres9 mi of trail
Desert Rose TrailGadsden TrailFlycatcherPedersen Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Avondale
45% of Avondale’s land is conserved: 13,675 acres
10,250 acres are parks and preserves, 111 per 1,000 residents. 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 47 miles of mapped trail cross Avondale, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #2 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
45%
13,675 acres · of 47.8 sq mi of land
Trails
47 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10,250 ac
111 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
76 mi
55 mi lanes · 21 mi paths
Highest peak
1,158 ft
Monument Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Avondale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Avondale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Avondale is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #2 of 140 in Arizona. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Avondale’s overall grade.
Conserved land45% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (47 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land111 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10,250 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13AParks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)#2 of 140
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Avondale ranks #11 on Outdoors.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Avondale’s 45% is ahead of 81% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Estrella Mountain Regional Park, with 9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Friendship Park
Managed by City of Avondale
71 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Festival Fields Park
Managed by City of Avondale
48 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mountain View Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 23 parks & preserves
Estrella Mountain Regional Park9,678 acres · 9 mi of trail
DirectionsFriendship Park71 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · City of Avondale
DirectionsFestival Fields Park48 acres · 2 mi of trail · City of Avondale
DirectionsMountain View Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Kimberly Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAlamar Park41 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Avondale
DirectionsDurango Park11 acres
Rancho Santa Fe Sports Park10 acres
Las Ligas Park9 acres · City Of Avondale
Fieldcrest HOA Park6 acres
Donnie Hale Park5 acres
Civic Center Park5 acres · City of Avondale
DirectionsRancho Santa Fe Homeowners Park3 acres
Dessie Lorenz Park3 acres
Tres Rios Wetlands2 acres · City of Phoenix Water Services Department
Seasons Grove Community Park2 acres
Rancho Rock Park2 acres
Dennis DeConcini Park2 acres
Rancho World Trail Park2 acres
Westwind2 acres
Cambridge Estates Park1 acres
DirectionsDel Rio Ranch1 acres
Meridian Ridge Park1 acres
Who protects it
13,675 conserved acres
45% of Avondale’s land. Who manages Avondale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency9,833 ac
Bureau of Land Management3,159 ac
State Department of Land496 ac
Town or city181 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10 ac
Local Park · 10,014 acNational Public Lands · 3,159 acState Resource Management Area · 496 acConservation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estrella Mountain Regional Park Local Park | Regional agency | 9,833 | Open |
| Lower Sonoran Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3,159 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 496 | Restricted |
| Friendship Park Local Park | Town or city | 66 | Open |
| Festival Fields Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| Coldwater Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Cashion Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Gila River Waterfowl Management Area Conservation Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 10 | Restricted |
| Las Ligas Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Dessie Lorenz Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
50 places to go in Avondale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Avondale
43 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Avondale
4 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.5 miHorses · 3.2 miUnpaved · 10.1 mi
Desert Rose Trail3.1 mi
Gadsden Trail2.7 mi
Flycatcher0.7 mi
Pedersen Trail0.6 mi
Homestead Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
76 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
55 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
21 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
39Basketball
33Tennis
22Baseball
17Soccer
10Softball
8Pickleball
6Football
4Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Initial Point of the Gila and Salt River Base Line and MeridianSite · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in Avondale
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 92 | 101 | 104 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 74 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 104 °F). 1.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 104 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Avondale →
Next door
Avondale and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale | 45% | 1.0 | 111 | 98% | A+ |
| Goodyear | 39% | 1.8 | 87 | 83% | A+ |
| Phoenix | 33% | 1.6 | 26 | 84% | A |
| Tolleson | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99% | C |
| Litchfield Park | 2% | 0.5 | 8 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Avondale
Where can I hike in Avondale?
The longest trail networks: Estrella Mountain Regional Park, 9 miles; Friendship Park, 2.7 miles; Festival Fields Park, 2 miles; Mountain View Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Avondale is conserved land?
45% 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 Avondale’s trails?
Estrella Mountain Regional Park and Friendship Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Avondale?
76 miles of bike routes are on the map: 55 of painted or protected lanes and 21 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Avondale?
68,538 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avondale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13,448 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Avondale have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #2 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 Avondale neighbors.
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Sources
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 →