Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Bobby~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainEloy has 129 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
9% of Eloy’s land is conserved, about 6,952 acres. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #94 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Eloy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Eloy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eloy is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #94 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Eloy’s 9% is ahead of 39% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 53% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Park
Trekell Park
All 5 parks & preserves
6,952 conserved acres
9% of Eloy’s land. Who manages Eloy’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 7 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 6,862 | Restricted |
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 48 | Unknown |
| Propose Houser Road Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Unknown |
| Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Proposed Community Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
| Shumway (North) Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Trekell Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Proposed Sunland Visitor Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Toltec Senior Community Center/Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
17 places to go in Eloy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
5 named trails
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.
April is the best month for walking in Eloy
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 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 95 | 104 | 105 | 104 | 99 | 89 | 77 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 105 °F). 1.5 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 105 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eloy →
Eloy and its neighbors
Eloy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eloy | 9% | 1.1 | 2 | 39% | B− |
| Picacho | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Casa Grande | 4% | 2.0 | 21 | 75% | A− |
| Coolidge | 1% | 1.3 | 34 | 85% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eloy
How much of Eloy is conserved land?
9% 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 Eloy’s trails?
Jones Park and North Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eloy?
19,062 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eloy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eloy have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #94 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 Eloy 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 →