Coconino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
113 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Kaibab National Forest · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Parks
More than half of Parks’ land is conserved: 88%
88% of Parks’ land is conserved, about 95,165 acres. 135 miles of mapped trail cross Parks, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
88%
95,165 acres · of 169.9 sq mi of land
Trails
135 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
8,419 ft
Government Hill
Lakes & rivers
85
What kind of outdoors town is Parks?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Parks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parks is ahead of 42% 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 Parks’ overall grade.
Conserved land88% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (135 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 42%
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Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Parks’ 88% is ahead of 99% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 39% 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 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
95,165 conserved acres
88% of Parks’ land. Who manages Parks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service94,690 ac
State Department of Land480 ac
National Forest · 94,690 acState Resource Management Area · 480 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaibab National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 94,583 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 480 | Restricted |
| Coconino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 107 | Open |
Things to do
21 places to go in Parks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Parks
Garland Prairie Vista
DirectionsPeaks in Parks
Government Hill8,419 ft elevation
DirectionsGovernment Mountain8,330 ft elevation
DirectionsR S Hill8,054 ft elevation
DirectionsLittle Spring Valley Mountain7,894 ft elevation
DirectionsSpring Valley Mountain7,887 ft elevation
DirectionsWright Hill7,831 ft elevation
DirectionsBeale Mountain7,726 ft elevation
DirectionsSpitz Hill7,710 ft elevation
Directions11 more peaks
Section Sixteen Hill7,667 ft elevation
DirectionsSpring Valley Knolls7,566 ft elevation
DirectionsMoritz Ridge7,546 ft elevation
DirectionsPumpkin Knoll7,490 ft elevation
DirectionsBeacon Hill7,470 ft elevation
DirectionsSection Hill7,372 ft elevation
DirectionsConners Hump7,329 ft elevation
DirectionsPine Hill7,316 ft elevation
DirectionsOak Hill7,254 ft elevation
DirectionsKA Hill7,244 ft elevation
DirectionsHorse Hill7,165 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Parks
Ponderosa Pines Resort
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 50 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.6 miHorses · 5.6 miUnpaved · 21.1 mi
Sycamore Rim Trail5.6 mi
NFR 764.4 mi
Forest Road 134 / 7513.6 mi
FR 786 / 7303.0 mi
Fr 582.7 mi
FR 9203H / 8692.4 mi
Fs 1412.3 mi
Fs 4382.3 mi
Fs 1352.1 mi
Forest Road 793 / 7502.1 mi
15 more trails
Fs 796
2.1 miFs 785
2.0 miFr 97
1.7 miFs194
1.6 miFs 297
1.6 miFR 2401 / 872
1.6 miFs 76
1.6 miFR 9532F / 765
1.4 miFs 713
1.4 miFs 74
1.4 miFs 75
1.3 miFr 440
1.3 miFr 76
1.3 miForest Road 2463 / 726
1.2 miFs 88
1.2 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Alive TankreservoirAllan TankreservoirAutry TankB B TankreservoirBR TankBackward TankreservoirBankhead TankreservoirBlue TankreservoirBoulin TankreservoirBuck TankreservoirBuggy Wheel TankreservoirBurton TankreservoirCommunity TankreservoirCorsair TankreservoirCurry TankreservoirDennis TankreservoirDivide TankDuck LakelakeDuck TankreservoirDutch Kid TankreservoirFay LakelakeFlanigan TankreservoirFreds TankreservoirFrenchy Spring TankreservoirGarland Prairie TankreservoirGovernment HolereservoirGovernment Prairie Trick TankreservoirGray TankreservoirGreat Dane TankreservoirGreen TankreservoirHope TankreservoirHorse LakeHorse TankreservoirJacks TankreservoirJerrys TankJuniper TankreservoirKaufman TankreservoirKeyhole SinkKilgore TankreservoirKlostermeyer Spring TankLittle Boulin TankreservoirLittle Joe TankreservoirManterola TankreservoirMcDougal Flat TankreservoirMcHat TankreservoirMiller Spring TankreservoirMiller Wash TankreservoirMineral TankreservoirMontezuma TankreservoirMorgan Tankreservoir
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Parks: April to July
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) | 45 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 80 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Parks →
Questions about parks and trails in Parks
Where can I hike in Parks?
The longest trail networks: Coconino National Forest, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parks is conserved land?
88% 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 Parks’ trails?
Coconino National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Parks?
498,817 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95,172 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parks have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Parks 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 →