Vard Lines Memorial Arena
Managed by Town of Pima
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pima
Pima has 43 miles of mapped trails, 5.9 for every square mile of land
16% of Pima’s land is conserved, about 753 acres. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 34 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns · #35 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
753 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
43 mi
5.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Pima?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pima have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pima is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns, #35 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 Pima’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails5.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (43 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home68% 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 85%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 76%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Pima’s 16% is ahead of 53% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
753 conserved acres
16% of Pima’s land. Who manages Pima’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management745 ac
State Department of Land5 ac
Town or city3 ac
National Public Lands · 745 acState Resource Management Area · 5 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safford Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 745 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 5 | Restricted |
| Pima Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Pima
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Pima
Town of Pima Swimming PoolIn Heritage Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Pima
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
3Soccer
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Equestrian
2Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Pima
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 91 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 93 | 84 | 71 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 1.9 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pima →
Questions about parks and trails in Pima
How much of Pima is conserved land?
16% 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 Pima’s trails?
Vard Lines Memorial Arena and Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pima?
108,552 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pima or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 784 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pima have?
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 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 Pima 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 →