Mohave Valley has 9.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
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Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #135 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mohave Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mohave Valley is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #135 of 140 in Arizona. 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 Mohave Valley’s under 1% is ahead of 6% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 32% 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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7 conserved acres
under 1% of Mohave Valley’s land. Who manages Mohave Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Havasu Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 7 | Open |
1 places to go in Mohave Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 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 walking year in Mohave Valley
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 71 | 79 | 88 | 97 | 107 | 111 | 110 | 103 | 90 | 75 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 111 °F). 0.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 111 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mohave Valley →
Mohave Valley and its neighbors
Mohave Valley has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Valley | under 1% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Willow Valley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mohave Valley
How much of Mohave Valley is conserved land?
under 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 Mohave Valley?
106,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mohave Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mohave Valley have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #135 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 Mohave Valley 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 →