Kayenta has 22 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
44 acres are parks and preserves, 9.0 per 1,000 residents. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #100 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kayenta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kayenta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kayenta is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #100 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Kayenta’s 1% is ahead of 10% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 72% 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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43 conserved acres
1% of Kayenta’s land. Who manages Kayenta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayenta Recreation Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 43 | Open |
5 places to go in Kayenta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
1 named trail
0.9 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.
The best walking months in Kayenta: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 88 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kayenta →
Questions about parks and trails in Kayenta
How much of Kayenta is conserved land?
1% 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.
Where can I bike in Kayenta?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kayenta?
45 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kayenta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kayenta have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 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 Kayenta 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 →