Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands
Park
5 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Salvador Vitanza · CC BY-SA 2.5BOutdoors
Outdoors in Nogales
Nogales has 58 miles of mapped trails, 2.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands (0.5 mi). 75 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Nogales’ land is conserved, about 435 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #85 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
435 acres · of 20.8 sq mi of land
Trails
58 mi
2.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
75 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,993 ft
Crawford Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Nogales?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nogales have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nogales is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #85 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nogales’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%B−Trails2.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (58 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land3.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (75 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13CParks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 58%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 40%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Nogales’ 3% is ahead of 22% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 89% 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 Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Park
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands5 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Memorial Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Pierson4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBen Teyechea Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
City Hall Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Fleischer Park10 acres · City of Nogales
DirectionsEusebio Kino Park2 acres
DirectionsMeadow Hills Park2 acres
Camp Little Park2 acres
DirectionsNasib Karam Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
435 conserved acres
3% of Nogales’ land. Who manages Nogales’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land378 ac
Town or city53 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
County1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 378 acLocal Park · 42 acLocal Recreation Area · 11 acNational Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 378 | Restricted |
| Fleischer Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Teyechea Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Meadow Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Camp Little Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Coronado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
| Kino Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Anza Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Nasib Karam Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Nogales
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nogales
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Nogales
Crawford Hill3,993 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.5 mi
Manuel Tapia Recreational Trail0.8 mi
East Rancho Allegre0.4 mi
East Rancho Royale Place0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
19Tennis
14Basketball
5Baseball
5Soccer
2Football
1Skate park
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →35 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Pete Kitchen RanchBuilding · listed 1975
About itSanta Cruz County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1977
About itOld Nogales City Hall and Fire StationBuilding · listed 1980
About it10 Cottages on Short StreetBuilding · listed 1985
About itA. S. Noon BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About itArizona-Sonora Manufacturing Company Machine ShopBuilding · listed 1985
About itBowman HotelBuilding · listed 1985
About itBurton BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About itCrawford Hill Historic Residential DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itFrank F. Cranz HouseBuilding · listed 1985
About itGeorge B. Marsh BuildingBuilding · listed 1985
About it23 more on the History page.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Nogales
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 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 87 | 96 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 73 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nogales →
Questions about parks and trails in Nogales
Where can I hike in Nogales?
The longest trail networks: Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands, 0.5 miles; Memorial Park, 0.2 miles; Pierson, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nogales is conserved land?
3% 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 Nogales’ trails?
Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands and Fleischer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nogales?
82,480 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nogales or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nogales have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 Nogales 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 →