Photo: dhett · CC BY-SA 4.0Meadview has 2,579 acres of parks, 1,700 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Meadview’s land is conserved, about 2,680 acres. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Meadview, 0.8 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Meadview?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Meadview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Meadview is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold 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 Meadview’s 14% is ahead of 49% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% 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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2,680 conserved acres
14% of Meadview’s land. Who manages Meadview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mead National Recreation Area National Recreation Area | National Park Service | 2,562 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 86 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Meadview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 named trails
2 more 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.
The best walking months in Meadview: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 82 | 93 | 97 | 96 | 89 | 77 | 63 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 1.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Meadview →
Questions about parks and trails in Meadview
How much of Meadview is conserved land?
14% 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 Meadview?
277,121 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Meadview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9,828 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Meadview have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Meadview 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 →