Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.010% of Eagar’s land is conserved: 787 acres
34% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 77 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Eagar, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #97 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eagar?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eagar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eagar is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #97 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 Eagar’s 10% is ahead of 41% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
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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787 conserved acres
10% of Eagar’s land. Who manages Eagar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 697 | Restricted |
| Lee Valley Land State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 73 | Open |
| Apache National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 12 | Open |
| Ramsey Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| White Mountain Grasslands Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Eagar: April to June
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) | 48 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 73 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
April is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Eagar →
Eagar and its neighbors
Eagar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagar | 10% | 0.2 | 17 | 34% | B− |
| Springerville | 53% | 0.6 | 420 | 78% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eagar
How much of Eagar is conserved land?
10% 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.
Is there public land near Eagar?
154,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eagar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eagar have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #97 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 Eagar 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 →