Coconino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
1,498 acres5.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Walnut Canyon National Monument · Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mountain View Ranches
48% of Mountain View Ranches’ land is conserved: 1,498 acres
5.6 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain View Ranches, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Coconino National Forest (5.6 mi).
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
48%
1,498 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.6 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mountain View Ranches?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mountain View Ranches have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain View Ranches is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mountain View Ranches’ overall grade.
Conserved land48% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
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Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Mountain View Ranches’ 48% is ahead of 82% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Coconino National Forest, with 5.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,498 conserved acres
48% of Mountain View Ranches’ land. Who manages Mountain View Ranches’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service1,498 ac
National Forest · 1,498 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coconino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1,498 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Mountain View Ranches: April to June
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) | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mountain View Ranches →
Next door
Mountain View Ranches and its neighbors
Mountain View Ranches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Ranches | 48% | 1.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
| Doney Park | 54% | 3.3 | 4 | 15% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain View Ranches
Where can I hike in Mountain View Ranches?
The longest trail networks: Coconino National Forest, 5.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mountain View Ranches is conserved land?
48% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Mountain View Ranches’ trails?
Coconino National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mountain View Ranches?
169,138 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain View Ranches or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,504 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mountain View Ranches have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Mountain View Ranches 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 →