Laveen Area Conveyance Channel
Managed by City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Laveen School Auditorium · Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Maricopa Colony
Few parks or trails are on the map in Maricopa Colony
16 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Maricopa Colony, 0.5 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
15 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.0 mi
1.0 mi paths
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
under 1% of Maricopa Colony’s land. Who manages Maricopa Colony’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city6 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Local Recreation Area · 9 acLocal Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Community Center Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Laveen Conveyance Channel Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Maricopa Colony
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Maricopa Colony
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Maricopa Colony
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Maricopa Colony
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 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 95 | 104 | 106 | 105 | 100 | 89 | 76 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 106 °F). 1.0 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 106 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Maricopa Colony →
Next door
Maricopa Colony and its neighbors
Maricopa Colony 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Colony | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Phoenix | 33% | 1.6 | 26 | 84% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Maricopa Colony
Are dogs allowed on Maricopa Colony’s trails?
Laveen Area Conveyance Channel doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Maricopa Colony?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Maricopa Colony?
40,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maricopa Colony or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Maricopa Colony 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 →