Photo: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Mescal
1% of Mescal’s land is conserved, about 39 acres. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Mescal, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mescal have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mescal is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. Trail miles 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 Mescal’s 1% is ahead of 16% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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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39 conserved acres
1% of Mescal’s land. Who manages Mescal’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 39 | Restricted |
1 named trail
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.
April is the best month for walking in Mescal
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 71 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 3.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mescal →
Questions about parks and trails in Mescal
How much of Mescal 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.
Is there public land near Mescal?
22,871 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mescal or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mescal have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Mescal 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 →