Gateway Park
Managed by City of El Mirage
15 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in El Mirage
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in El Mirage
The biggest trail networks: Gateway Park (0.5 mi), Moreno Park (0.5 mi). 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross El Mirage, 0.7 per square mile of land. 297 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #55 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
288 acres · of 9.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
297 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
16 mi
16 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is El Mirage?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does El Mirage have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, El Mirage is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #55 of 140 in Arizona. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of El Mirage’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (297 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 61%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so El Mirage’s 4% is ahead of 29% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Gateway Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Moreno Park
Park
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lower El Mirage Wash Basin
Park
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
288 conserved acres
4% of El Mirage’s land. Who manages El Mirage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city162 ac
Private owners125 ac
Local Recreation Area · 178 acLocal Park · 109 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo El Mirage Co. Club Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 125 | Open |
| River Park (Proposed) Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Gateway City Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Basin Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Sundial Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| W El Mirage Drain Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Arizona Brisas Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Bill Gentry Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Sundial Iv Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Rancho El Mirage Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
23 places to go in El Mirage
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in El Mirage
21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in El Mirage
El Mirage Dog ParkIn Gateway Park
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
16 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
16 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
29Pickleball
17Basketball
11Baseball
4Football
4Tennis
4Soccer
4Softball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Tal’-Wi-Wi RanchDistrict · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
April is the best month for walking in El Mirage
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 94 | 103 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 88 | 76 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 106 °F). 1.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 106 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in El Mirage →
Next door
El Mirage and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in El Mirage
Where can I hike in El Mirage?
The longest trail networks: Gateway Park, 0.5 miles; Moreno Park, 0.5 miles; Lower El Mirage Wash Basin, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of El Mirage is conserved land?
4% 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 El Mirage’s trails?
Gateway Park and Moreno Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in El Mirage?
16 miles of bike routes are on the map: 16 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near El Mirage?
14,513 acres of parks and open public land lie inside El Mirage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 299 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does El Mirage have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 El Mirage 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 →