More than half of Linden’s land is conserved: 63%
63% of Linden’s land is conserved, about 12,228 acres. 70 miles of mapped trail cross Linden, 2.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #105 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Linden?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Linden have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Linden is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #105 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 Linden’s 63% is ahead of 92% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 83% 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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12,228 conserved acres
63% of Linden’s land. Who manages Linden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitgreaves National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 12,228 | Open |
1 places to go in Linden
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 named trails and 9 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.
The best walking months in Linden: April to July
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) | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Linden →
Linden and its neighbors
Linden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden | 63% | 2.3 | under 1 | under 1% | B− |
| Show Low | 66% | 1.5 | 7 | 56% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Linden
How much of Linden is conserved land?
63% 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 Linden?
156,154 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Linden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12,265 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Linden have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Linden 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 →