Ironwood Forest National Monument
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
549 acres2.6 mi of trail
Powerline
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Red Rock
More than half of Red Rock’s land is conserved: 58%
58% of Red Rock’s land is conserved, about 17,681 acres. 91 miles of mapped trail cross Red Rock, 1.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Ironwood Forest National Monument (2.6 mi).
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #28 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
58%
17,681 acres · of 47.3 sq mi of land
Trails
91 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.5 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 3.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Red Rock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Red Rock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Red Rock is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #28 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Red Rock’s overall grade.
Conserved land58% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (91 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home88% 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 89%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 81%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Red Rock’s 58% is ahead of 91% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 78% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
The longest trail network is Ironwood Forest National Monument, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17,681 conserved acres
58% of Red Rock’s land. Who manages Red Rock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land17,213 ac
Bureau of Reclamation472 ac
State Resource Management Area · 17,213 acFederal Other or Unknown · 472 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 17,213 | Restricted |
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 472 | Unknown |
Things to do
11 places to go in Red Rock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Red Rock
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 11.0 mi
South Grandfather Place0.9 mi
Powerline0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Basketball
4Baseball
2Volleyball
1Soccer
1Skate park
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 Red Rock
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 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 71 | 77 | 85 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 98 | 89 | 76 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 104 °F). 1.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 104 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Red Rock →
Questions about parks and trails in Red Rock
Where can I hike in Red Rock?
The longest trail networks: Ironwood Forest National Monument, 2.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Red Rock is conserved land?
58% 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 Red Rock’s trails?
Ironwood Forest National Monument and Red Rock Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Red Rock?
5.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes and 3.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Red Rock?
39,581 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Red Rock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Red Rock have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #28 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 Red Rock 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 →