More than half of Desert Hills’ land is conserved: 67%
67% of Desert Hills’ land is conserved, about 1,841 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Desert Hills, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #128 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Desert Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Desert Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Desert Hills is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #128 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Desert Hills’ 67% is ahead of 96% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
Water is 12% of Desert Hills’ area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 59%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1,841 conserved acres
67% of Desert Hills’ land. Water is left out: Desert Hills has 4.3 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Desert Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havasu National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 1,426 | Restricted |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1,125 | Restricted |
| Lake Havasu Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 13 | Open |
1 places to go in Desert Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Desert Hills
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 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 71 | 79 | 87 | 96 | 106 | 110 | 109 | 103 | 90 | 76 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 110 °F). 0.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 110 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Desert Hills →
Desert Hills and its neighbors
Desert Hills has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Hills | 67% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Lake Havasu City | 33% | 1.0 | 7 | 29% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Desert Hills
How much of Desert Hills is conserved land?
67% 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.
Where can I bike in Desert Hills?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Desert Hills?
57,847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Desert Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Desert Hills have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #128 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 Desert Hills neighbors.
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 →