Ironwood Forest National Monument
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
3,277 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Avra Valley
18% of Avra Valley’s land is conserved: 2,520 acres
The biggest trail networks: Ironwood Forest National Monument (2.1 mi). 11 miles of mapped trail cross Avra Valley, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #125 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
2,520 acres · of 22.4 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Avra Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Avra Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Avra Valley is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #125 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Avra Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 11%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Avra Valley’s 18% is ahead of 55% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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 Ironwood Forest National Monument, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Los Robles Wash
Nature preserve
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,520 conserved acres
18% of Avra Valley’s land. Who manages Avra Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land2,360 ac
County160 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,360 acLocal Conservation Area · 160 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2,360 | Restricted |
| Flap Local Conservation Area | County | 142 | Unknown |
| Reay Rezoning - Cls Off Site Mitigation - Co9-09-06 Local Conservation Area | County | 18 | Restricted |
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Avra Valley
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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 71 | 77 | 85 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 98 | 88 | 77 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 104 °F). 2.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 104 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Avra Valley →
Next door
Avra Valley and its neighbors
Avra Valley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avra Valley | 18% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Picture Rocks | 20% | 1.2 | 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 Avra Valley
Where can I hike in Avra Valley?
The longest trail networks: Ironwood Forest National Monument, 2.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Avra Valley is conserved land?
18% 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 Avra Valley’s trails?
Ironwood Forest National Monument and Los Robles Wash don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Avra Valley?
7,101 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avra Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Avra Valley have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #125 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 Avra Valley 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 →