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Outdoors in Cibola

More than half of Cibola’s land is conserved: 67%

67% of Cibola’s land is conserved, about 8,325 acres. 1,281 acres are parks and preserves, 5,230 per 1,000 residents. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Cibola, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
67%
8,325 acres · of 19.5 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,281 ac
5,230 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
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
Who protects it

8,325 conserved acres

67% of Cibola’s land. Who manages Cibola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,289 ac
Bureau of Land Management1,696 ac
State Department of Land1,555 ac
State fish & wildlife1,273 ac
Bureau of Reclamation347 ac
County13 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 7,289 acNational Public Lands · 1,696 acState Resource Management Area · 1,555 acState Conservation Area · 1,273 acFederal Other or Unknown · 347 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,289Restricted
Yuma Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1,696Open
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land1,555Restricted
Cibola Valley Conservation and Wildlife Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1,273Open
Usbr
Federal Other or Unknown
Bureau of Reclamation347Unknown
Palo Verde County Park
Local Park
County13Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Cibola

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Cibola
Oxbow Campground
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Colorado River
When to get out

The walking year in Cibola

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.210.911.913.013.914.314.213.412.311.310.49.9
High (°F)6973818796105108108102917767
Rain (in)0.40.50.40.10.00.00.20.30.40.20.20.5

June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 108 °F). 0.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cibola →

Questions about parks and trails in Cibola

Is there public land near Cibola?

66,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cibola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,805 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cibola neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →