Sisk Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Sun Lakes
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Sun Lakes
6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Sun Lakes, 1.3 per square mile of land. 120 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #74 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
9 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
120 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
4.9 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Sun Lakes?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sun Lakes have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sun Lakes is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #74 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sun Lakes’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (120 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 47%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Sun Lakes’ under 1% is ahead of 9% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 58% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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.
Who protects it
9 conserved acres
under 1% of Sun Lakes’ land. Who manages Sun Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
Biking & sports
4.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
29Tennis
8Pickleball
4Golf
4Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Sun Lakes
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 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 95 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 89 | 76 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 106 °F). 1.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 106 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sun Lakes →
Next door
Sun Lakes and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Lakes | under 1% | 1.3 | 9 | 98% | B |
| Chandler | 4% | 0.9 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
| Goodyear Village | — 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 Sun Lakes
How much of Sun Lakes 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.
Are dogs allowed on Sun Lakes’ trails?
Sisk Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sun Lakes?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Sun Lakes?
5,995 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sun Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 120 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sun Lakes have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #74 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 Sun Lakes 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 →