Agua Fria National Monument
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
1,316 acres2.9 mi of trail
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Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Copper Creek Guard Station · Photo: Doncram · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cordes Lakes
38% of Cordes Lakes’ land is conserved: 2,622 acres
11 miles of mapped trail cross Cordes Lakes, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Agua Fria National Monument (2.9 mi). 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #95 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
38%
2,622 acres · of 10.8 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Cordes Lakes?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cordes Lakes have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cordes Lakes is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #95 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 Cordes Lakes’ overall grade.
Conserved land38% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home12% 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 53%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 32%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Cordes Lakes’ 38% is ahead of 73% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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 Agua Fria National Monument, with 2.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,622 conserved acres
38% of Cordes Lakes’ land. Who manages Cordes Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land2,622 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,622 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2,622 | Restricted |
Things to do
9 places to go in Cordes Lakes
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cordes Lakes
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Cordes Lakes
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Cordes Lakes
2 peaks without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Cordes Lakes
4 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
90091.6 mi
90200.4 mi
90180.2 mi
9168A0.1 mi
Visitor Trail0.1 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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cordes Lakes: 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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 84 | 94 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cordes Lakes →
Questions about parks and trails in Cordes Lakes
Where can I hike in Cordes Lakes?
The longest trail networks: Agua Fria National Monument, 2.9 miles; Henry Cordes Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cordes Lakes is conserved land?
38% 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 Cordes Lakes’ trails?
Agua Fria National Monument and Henry Cordes Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cordes Lakes?
167,562 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cordes Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 935 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cordes Lakes have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 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 Cordes Lakes 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 →