Community Center Park
Managed by Town of Chino Valley
36 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Chino Valley
12% of Chino Valley’s land is conserved: 4,953 acres
37 miles of mapped trail cross Chino Valley, 0.6 per square mile of land. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 88 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #103 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
4,953 acres · of 62.5 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Chino Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chino Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chino Valley is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #103 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chino Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (37 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home19% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 27%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Chino Valley’s 12% is ahead of 46% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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 Community Center Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Center Street Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
4,953 conserved acres
12% of Chino Valley’s land. Who manages Chino Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land4,860 ac
Town or city82 ac
U.S. Forest Service10 ac
State Resource Management Area · 4,860 acLocal Park · 82 acNational Forest · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 4,860 | Restricted |
| Old Home Manor Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Community Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Open |
| Prescott National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 10 | Open |
| Memory Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Center Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Chino Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chino Valley
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Chino Valley
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Disc golf in Chino Valley
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Peavine Trail5.3 mi
Bm 48824.3 mi
Bm 47714.1 mi
Fence Line0.9 mi
Bm 51220.6 mi
Wendigo Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Softball
4Tennis
2Football
2Soccer
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Chino Valley: April and May
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 57 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chino Valley →
Next door
Chino Valley and its neighbors
Chino Valley has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chino Valley | 12% | 0.6 | 6 | 19% | B− |
| Paulden | 30% | 0.2 | 61 | 1% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chino Valley
Where can I hike in Chino Valley?
The longest trail networks: Community Center Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chino Valley is conserved land?
12% 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 Chino Valley’s trails?
Community Center Park and Center Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chino Valley?
143,630 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chino Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chino Valley have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #103 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 Chino 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 →