Photo: Brian Basgen · CC BY-SA 3.0Sahuarita has 50 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
13% of Sahuarita’s land is conserved, about 2,672 acres. 249 acres are parks and preserves, 7.0 per 1,000 residents. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #47 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sahuarita?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sahuarita have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sahuarita is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #47 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Sahuarita’s 13% is ahead of 48% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 68% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Anamax Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Santa Rita Experimental Range and Wildlife Area
All 15 parks & preserves
2,672 conserved acres
13% of Sahuarita’s land. Who manages Sahuarita’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2,534 | Restricted |
| Santa Rita Experimental Range Research or Educational Area | Agricultural Research Service | 77 | Restricted |
| Flap Local Conservation Area | County | 68 | Unknown |
| Anamax Neighborhood Park & Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 36 | Open |
| Robson Quail Creek Parcel Local Conservation Area | County | 29 | Unknown |
| Sahuarita District Park & Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
28 places to go in Sahuarita
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
8 picnic areas without a name on the map.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
25 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, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Sahuarita
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 91 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 94 | 86 | 75 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
May is the driest month (0.1 in) and June the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 2.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sahuarita →
Sahuarita and its neighbors
Sahuarita has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahuarita | 13% | 1.6 | 7 | 77% | A− |
| Green Valley | 8% | 2.8 | 3 | 7% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sahuarita
Where can I hike in Sahuarita?
The longest trail networks: Anamax Park, 0.3 miles; I'itoi Park, 0.2 miles; Santa Rita Experimental Range and Wildlife Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sahuarita is conserved land?
13% 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 Sahuarita’s trails?
Anamax Park and I'itoi Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sahuarita?
25 miles of bike routes are on the map: 10 of painted or protected lanes and 15 of off-road paths. Named routes: Anza Trail.
Is there public land near Sahuarita?
24,128 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sahuarita or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 249 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sahuarita have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 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 Sahuarita 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 →