Coconino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
6,875 acres63 mi of trail
Forest Service Road 498Old Caves Crater TrailArizona Trail-Mount EldenForest Service Road 9124R+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: RodneyRamsey · CC BY 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Doney Park
More than half of Doney Park’s land is conserved: 54%
54% of Doney Park’s land is conserved, about 7,143 acres. 69 miles of mapped trail cross Doney Park, 3.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Coconino National Forest (63 mi), Peaks View County Park (1.7 mi).
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #66 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
54%
7,143 acres · of 20.7 sq mi of land
Trails
69 mi
3.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Doney Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Doney Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Doney Park is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #66 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Doney Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land54% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails3.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (69 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home15% 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 66%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 53%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Doney Park’s 54% is ahead of 88% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 93% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Coconino National Forest, with 63 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Peaks View County Park
Park
28 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
7,143 conserved acres
54% of Doney Park’s land. Who manages Doney Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service6,875 ac
State Department of Land242 ac
County28 ac
National Forest · 6,875 acState Resource Management Area · 242 acLocal Park · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,875 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 242 | Restricted |
| Peaks View County Park Local Park | County | 28 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Doney Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Doney Park
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Doney Park
RV Park Flagstaff
DirectionsTrails & water
10 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.9 miHorses · 3.8 miUnpaved · 32.6 mi
Forest Service Road 4982.6 mi
Old Caves Crater Trail2.0 mi
Arizona Trail-Mount Elden1.9 mi
Forest Service Road 9124R1.5 mi
Caves East Trail1.3 mi
Arizona Trail-Sandy Seep0.9 mi
Shadow Trail0.6 mi
Caves East Connector0.3 mi
Elden Pueblo interpretive trail0.2 mi
Sandy Seep Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Arizona TrailBike route
2.8 miCourts & fields
2Soccer
1Equestrian
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Doney Park: April to July
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Doney Park →
Next door
Doney Park and its neighbors
Doney Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doney Park | 54% | 3.3 | 4 | 15% | B+ |
| Mountain View Ranches | 48% | 1.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Flagstaff | 52% | 5.0 | 16 | 86% | A |
| Timberline-Fernwood | 56% | 2.9 | under 1 | under 1% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Doney Park
Where can I hike in Doney Park?
The longest trail networks: Coconino National Forest, 63 miles; Peaks View County Park, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Doney Park is conserved land?
54% 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 Doney Park’s trails?
Coconino National Forest and Peaks View County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Doney Park?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths. Named routes: Arizona Trail.
Is there public land near Doney Park?
196,240 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Doney Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,941 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Doney Park have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #66 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 Doney Park 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 →