Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Managed by National Park Service
466 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs usually limited
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Coolidge
Coolidge has 107 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
559 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Coolidge’s land is conserved, about 793 acres.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #50 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
793 acres · of 83.5 sq mi of land
Trails
107 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
559 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Coolidge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coolidge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coolidge is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #50 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coolidge’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (107 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (559 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 65%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Coolidge’s 1% is ahead of 19% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to 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 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Heartland Ranch Park
Park
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kenilworth Sports Complex
Park
16 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument466 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · National Park Service
DirectionsKenilworth Sports Complex16 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Carter Ranch Common Area4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Heartland Ranch Park41 acres
West Park9 acres
San Carlos Park5 acres · City of Coolidge
DirectionsEast Park4 acres · City of Coolidge
North Park2 acres · City of Coolidge
Walker Park1 acres · City of Coolidge
Carter Ranch Park1 acres
Who protects it
793 conserved acres
1% of Coolidge’s land. Who manages Coolidge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
National Park Service466 ac
Bureau of Reclamation246 ac
Town or city55 ac
State Department of Land20 ac
Bureau of Land Management7 ac
National Monument · 466 acFederal Other or Unknown · 246 acState Resource Management Area · 34 acLocal Park · 21 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Grande Ruins National Monument National Monument | National Park Service | 466 | Open |
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 246 | Unknown |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 34 | Restricted |
| Kenilworth Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Lower Sonoran Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 7 | Open |
| Hohokam Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| San Carlos Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Rotary Skate Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Walker Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in Coolidge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Coolidge
Carter Ranch ParkIn Carter Ranch Park
DirectionsHeartland Ranch PlaygroundIn Heartland Ranch Park
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 9.4 mi
Arizona Western Boulevard1.0 mi
Carter Ranch foot path0.2 mi
East Selma Highway0.2 mi
North Sunspot Place0.1 mi
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
8Tennis
6Basketball
4Baseball
1Tracks
1Skate park
1Volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Coolidge
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 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 95 | 104 | 105 | 104 | 99 | 89 | 77 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 105 °F). 1.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 105 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coolidge →
Next door
Coolidge and its neighbors
Coolidge has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge | 1% | 1.3 | 34 | 85% | A− |
| Blackwater | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | 21% | D |
| Eloy | 9% | 1.1 | 2 | 39% | B− |
| Florence | 21% | 1.6 | 2 | 13% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coolidge
Where can I hike in Coolidge?
The longest trail networks: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, 0.2 miles; Kenilworth Sports Complex, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coolidge is conserved land?
1% 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 Coolidge’s trails?
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and Heartland Ranch Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Coolidge?
32,543 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coolidge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 594 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Coolidge have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #50 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 Coolidge 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 →