Joe Orduño Park
Managed by City of San Luis, Az
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in San Luis
38% of San Luis’ land is conserved: 8,316 acres
26 miles of mapped trail cross San Luis, 0.8 per square mile of land. 84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 101 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #56 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
38%
8,316 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
101 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 0.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is San Luis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does San Luis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Luis is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #56 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of San Luis’ overall grade.
Conserved land38% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (101 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home84% 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 73%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 60%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so San Luis’ 38% is ahead of 74% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 36% 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.
Eligio Ramirez Park
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sandoval Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves
Eligio Ramirez Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Joe Cabello Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Joe Orduño Park23 acres · City of San Luis, Az
DirectionsMoctezuma Park4 acres
DirectionsSandoval Park4 acres
Alegria Park3 acres
Rotary Park2 acres
DirectionsKristal St Retention2 acres
DirectionsOlivos Retention1 acres
Saguaro Park1 acres
7th Place Retention1 acres
Guerrero Ave Retention1 acres
DirectionsJulian Neighborhood Park1 acres
Sinoff Ave Retention1 acres
Olive Neighborhood Playground1 acres
Olivos Neighborhood Park1 acres
Independence St Skatepark1 acres
Who protects it
8,316 conserved acres
38% of San Luis’ land. Who manages San Luis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Reclamation7,792 ac
State Department of Land334 ac
Bureau of Land Management152 ac
Town or city69 ac
County2 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 7,792 acState Resource Management Area · 334 acNational Public Lands · 152 acLocal Park · 71 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 7,792 | Unknown |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 334 | Restricted |
| Yuma Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 152 | Open |
| Joe Orduno Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Moctezuma Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Friendship Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Eligio Ramirez Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Joe Cabello Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Guerrero Avenue Retention Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
24 places to go in San Luis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in San Luis
24 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
6 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 8.4 mi
County 21th Street South3.9 mi
Avenue C2.5 mi
Co 22 1/2 Street South1.4 mi
County 20 1/2 Street South1.2 mi
South Avenue E0.9 mi
South Avenue F0.9 mi
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
26Basketball
10Soccer
10Baseball
8Tennis
2Skate park
2Football
1Volleyball
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in San Luis
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) | 70 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 95 | 104 | 107 | 107 | 102 | 92 | 79 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 107 °F). 0.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 107 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in San Luis →
Questions about parks and trails in San Luis
Where can I hike in San Luis?
The longest trail networks: Eligio Ramirez Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of San Luis is conserved land?
38% 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 San Luis’ trails?
Joe Orduño Park and Eligio Ramirez Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in San Luis?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near San Luis?
468 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Luis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 230 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does San Luis have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #56 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 Luis 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 →