Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Fort Apache

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Commanding Officer's quarters in Fort Apache Az 9132012Photo: Hank Goede · CC BY-SA 3.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Fort Apache

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fort Apache

1% of Fort Apache’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 68 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Apache, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
68 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

1% of Fort Apache’s land. Who manages Fort Apache’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County9 ac
Local Recreation Area · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown Park
Local Recreation Area
County9Open
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Fort Apache TankreservoirFort Apache Tank Number OnereservoirWhite River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
★
Fort Apache Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1976
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Fort Apache: April and May

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.49.9
High (°F)535663707889908783736252
Rain (in)1.61.71.50.60.50.42.93.41.71.21.21.4

June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 3.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fort Apache →

Next door

Fort Apache and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Whiteriver9.6 miSeven Mile2.6 miFort Apache0.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Fort Apache— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seven Mile— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Whiteriverunder 1%0.6363%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Fort Apache

Is there public land near Fort Apache?

40 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Apache or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fort Apache neighbors.

Town Square →
Share a tip
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 →