San Carlos has 13 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
16 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #121 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is San Carlos?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does San Carlos have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Carlos is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #121 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so San Carlos’ under 1% is ahead of 8% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% 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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13 conserved acres
under 1% of San Carlos’ land. Who manages San Carlos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mile Ballpark Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Belvado Ballpark Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
8 places to go in San Carlos
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
April is the best month for walking in San Carlos
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 100 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 84 | 71 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 101 °F). 2.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 101 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in San Carlos →
San Carlos and its neighbors
San Carlos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos | under 1% | 1.5 | 3 | 46% | C+ |
| Peridot | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in San Carlos
How much of San Carlos is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Is there public land near San Carlos?
14 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Carlos or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does San Carlos have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #121 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 San Carlos 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 →