Council Avenue Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Somerton
Somerton has 40 acres of parks, 2.7 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Somerton’s land is conserved, about 211 acres. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Somerton, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #104 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
211 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Somerton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Somerton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Somerton is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #104 of 140 in Arizona. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Somerton’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home90% 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 50%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 26%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Somerton’s 5% is ahead of 29% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 10% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Somerton Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
211 conserved acres
5% of Somerton’s land. Who manages Somerton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land172 ac
Town or city34 ac
Bureau of Reclamation3 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 172 acLocal Park · 34 acFederal Other or Unknown · 3 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 172 | Restricted |
| Council Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Perricone Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Joe Munoz Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Main Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 3 | Unknown |
| Yuma Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Somerton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Somerton
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Basketball
8Baseball
6Tennis
3Soccer
2Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Somerton
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 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 91 | 79 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 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 108 °F). 0.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Somerton →
Questions about parks and trails in Somerton
How much of Somerton is conserved land?
5% 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 Somerton’s trails?
Council Avenue Park and Joe Munoz Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Somerton?
9,006 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somerton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Somerton have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Somerton 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 →