North Fork has 22 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does North Fork have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Fork is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so North Fork’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 13% 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 conserved acres
under 1% of North Fork’s land. Who manages North Fork’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in North Fork
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 11 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 best walking months in North Fork: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in North Fork →
North Fork and its neighbors
North Fork has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork | under 1% | 0.4 | 2 | 21% | D |
| Hondah | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Whiteriver | under 1% | 0.6 | 3 | 63% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Fork
How much of North Fork 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 North Fork?
44,071 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Fork or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Fork have?
Ahead of 14% 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 North Fork 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 →