Photo: Phxtuc1 · CC BY-SA 4.0More than half of Saddlebrooke’s land is conserved: 67%
67% of Saddlebrooke’s land is conserved, about 20,468 acres. 87 miles of mapped trail cross Saddlebrooke, 1.8 per square mile of land. 1,641 acres are parks and preserves, 125 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #30 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Saddlebrooke?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Saddlebrooke have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saddlebrooke is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #30 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Saddlebrooke’s 67% is ahead of 96% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 76% 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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20,468 conserved acres
67% of Saddlebrooke’s land. Who manages Saddlebrooke’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 13,975 | Restricted |
| Coronado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,289 | Open |
| Proposed Open Space Local Conservation Area | County | 1,633 | Open |
3 places to go in Saddlebrooke
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
23 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers
13 more trails
6.9 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Saddlebrooke
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) | 60 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 86 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 81 | 69 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 2.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Saddlebrooke →
Saddlebrooke and its neighbors
Saddlebrooke has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddlebrooke | 67% | 1.8 | 125 | 16% | A |
| Catalina | 39% | 3.9 | 1 | 21% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Saddlebrooke
How much of Saddlebrooke is conserved land?
67% 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.
Where can I bike in Saddlebrooke?
6.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of painted or protected lanes, 0.6 of off-road paths and 3.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Saddlebrooke?
75,076 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saddlebrooke or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,959 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Saddlebrooke have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #30 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 Saddlebrooke 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 →