Photo: sm85631 · CC BY-SA 4.047% of San Manuel’s land is conserved: 6,274 acres
28 miles of mapped trail cross San Manuel, 1.4 per square mile of land. 338 acres are parks and preserves, 97 per 1,000 residents. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #5 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is San Manuel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does San Manuel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Manuel is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #5 of 140 in Arizona. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so San Manuel’s 47% is ahead of 82% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 63% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
6,274 conserved acres
47% of San Manuel’s land. Who manages San Manuel’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 | 6,268 | Restricted |
| Proposed Open Space Local Conservation Area | County | 325 | Open |
| San Manuel Park Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
7 places to go in San Manuel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Manuel
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) | 61 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 82 | 70 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in San Manuel →
Questions about parks and trails in San Manuel
How much of San Manuel is conserved land?
47% 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 Manuel’s trails?
San Manuel Main Street Park and San Manuel Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near San Manuel?
178,913 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Manuel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 338 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does San Manuel have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #5 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 Manuel 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 →