Sycamore Canyon Conservation
Nature preserve
123 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Dianne White (xtexanne) from living in southern Arizona · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Corona de Tucson
29% of Corona de Tucson’s land is conserved: 1,407 acres
65% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 103 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Corona de Tucson, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #65 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
1,407 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
103 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Corona de Tucson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Corona de Tucson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Corona de Tucson is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #65 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Corona de Tucson’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (103 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home65% 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 67%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 54%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Corona de Tucson’s 29% is ahead of 63% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 11% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Sycamore Canyon Conservation, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Santa Rita III Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,407 conserved acres
29% of Corona de Tucson’s land. Who manages Corona de Tucson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land1,407 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,407 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1,407 | Restricted |
Things to do
8 places to go in Corona de Tucson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Corona de Tucson
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Corona de Tucson
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Camino Aurelia0.7 mi
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Corona de Tucson
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 97 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 83 | 73 | 63 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Corona de Tucson →
Questions about parks and trails in Corona de Tucson
Where can I hike in Corona de Tucson?
The longest trail networks: Sycamore Canyon Conservation, 0.2 miles; Sycamore Canyon Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Corona de Tucson is conserved land?
29% 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 Corona de Tucson’s trails?
Sycamore Canyon Conservation and Sycamore Canyon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Corona de Tucson?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Corona de Tucson?
35,187 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Corona de Tucson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 103 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Corona de Tucson have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #65 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 Corona de Tucson 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 →