Photo: zeesstof from The Woodlands, TX, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0More than half of Superior’s land is conserved: 68%
68% of Superior’s land is conserved, about 4,968 acres. 56 miles of mapped trail cross Superior, 4.9 per square mile of land. 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #11 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Superior?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Superior have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Superior is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #11 of 140 in Arizona. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Superior’s 68% is ahead of 98% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% 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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4,968 conserved acres
68% of Superior’s land. Who manages Superior’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonto National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4,950 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Unknown Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5 | Open |
9 places to go in Superior
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 campgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
19 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
9 more trails
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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
April is the best month for walking in Superior
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 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 100 | 101 | 99 | 95 | 85 | 72 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 101 °F). 2.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 101 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Superior →
Questions about parks and trails in Superior
How much of Superior is conserved land?
68% 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 Superior?
235,863 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Superior or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,963 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Superior have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #11 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 Superior 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 →