Robles Pass Trail Park
Nature preserve
1,012 acres16.5 mi of trail
Camaro Loop TrailBittersweet TrailCascabel TrailSunset Pass Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Cascabel Trailhead
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Drexel Heights
Drexel Heights has 31 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
14% of Drexel Heights’ land is conserved, about 1,761 acres. 1,169 acres are parks and preserves, 42 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Robles Pass Trail Park (16.5 mi), Winston Reynolds Manzanita District Park (2.8 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #23 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
1,761 acres · of 19.2 sq mi of land
Trails
31 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,169 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
10 mi
7.3 mi lanes · 3.1 mi paths
Highest peak
2,982 ft
Red Butte
What kind of outdoors town is Drexel Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Drexel Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Drexel Heights is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #23 of 140 in Arizona. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Drexel Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (31 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land42 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,169 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home79% 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 92%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 84%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Drexel Heights’ 14% is ahead of 50% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 71% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Robles Pass Trail Park, with 16.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Winston Reynolds Manzanita District Park
Park
109 acres2.8 mi of trail
Creosote Loop TrailRocky 13 Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Westview Pointe
Nature preserve
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Presidio Gardens Community Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 16 parks & preserves
Robles Pass Trail Park1,012 acres · 16.5 mi of trail
DirectionsWinston Reynolds Manzanita District Park109 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
DirectionsWestview Pointe11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Presidio Gardens Community Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsLawrence Park21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Pima County
DirectionsTucson Mountain Park15 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Vesey Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDouble V Scout Ranch357 acres
DirectionsDakota Wash27 acres
DirectionsRancho Cascabel20 acres
Beehive Peak10 acres · Bureau of Land Management
Tumamoc Globeberry Preserve9 acres
Ebonee Marie Moody Park7 acres
DirectionsMission Ridge Park6 acres
DirectionsMountain Village Estates3 acres
Tucson Mountain Village3 acres
Who protects it
1,761 conserved acres
14% of Drexel Heights’ land. Who manages Drexel Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1,606 ac
State Department of Land155 ac
Local Recreation Area · 952 acLocal Park · 598 acState Resource Management Area · 155 acLocal Conservation Area · 56 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Mountain Park Local Recreation Area | County | 950 | Open |
| Saginaw Hill Regional Park Local Park | County | 486 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 155 | Restricted |
| Lawrence District Park Local Park | County | 40 | Open |
| Winston Reynolds-manzanita District Park Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
| Flap Local Conservation Area | County | 33 | Unknown |
| Dakota Wash Local Conservation Area | County | 23 | Unknown |
| Manzanita Pool Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Vesey Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Mission Ridge Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
60 places to go in Drexel Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Drexel Heights
27 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Drexel Heights
Red Butte2,982 ft elevation
DirectionsBeehive Peak2,867 ft elevation · In Beehive Peak
DirectionsSaginaw Hill2,815 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 17 peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Drexel Heights
13 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
16 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 14.4 miHorses · 14.2 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Camaro Loop Trail2.1 mi
Bittersweet Trail2.0 mi
Cascabel Trail1.5 mi
Sunset Pass Trail1.4 mi
Ledge Surfer Trail1.1 mi
360 Vista Trail1.1 mi
Boulder Belt Trail1.1 mi
Flight Path Trail1.0 mi
Sunset Pass0.7 mi
Rocky 13 Trail0.6 mi
6 more trails
Creosote Loop Trail
0.5 miChico's Hay Trail
0.4 miWest Calle Torim
0.1 miSouth la Cholla Boulevard
0.1 miStone House Spur
0.1 miExplorer
0.1 miBiking & sports
10 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
26Equestrian
25Basketball
14Baseball
5Soccer
3Softball
2Tennis
1Volleyball
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 Drexel Heights
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 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 92 | 101 | 100 | 99 | 95 | 87 | 75 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 101 °F). 2.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 101 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Drexel Heights →
Next door
Drexel Heights and its neighbors
Drexel Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drexel Heights | 14% | 1.6 | 42 | 79% | A |
| Tucson | 31% | 1.5 | 11 | 88% | A |
| Valencia West | 28% | 0.4 | 8 | 83% | B+ |
| Tucson Estates | 9% | 1.6 | 2 | 56% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Drexel Heights
Where can I hike in Drexel Heights?
The longest trail networks: Robles Pass Trail Park, 16.5 miles; Winston Reynolds Manzanita District Park, 2.8 miles; Westview Pointe, 0.4 miles; Presidio Gardens Community Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Drexel Heights is conserved land?
14% 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 Drexel Heights’ trails?
Robles Pass Trail Park and Winston Reynolds Manzanita District Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Drexel Heights?
10 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.3 of painted or protected lanes and 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Drexel Heights?
33,225 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Drexel Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,681 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Drexel Heights have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #23 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 Drexel Heights 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 →