Dankworth Pond State Park
Managed by Arizona State Parks
63 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dankworth Pond LoopDos Arroyos Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Heliograph Lookout Complex · Photo: Ezylola · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Swift Trail Junction
29% of Swift Trail Junction’s land is conserved: 687 acres
6.6 miles of mapped trail cross Swift Trail Junction, 1.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Dankworth Pond State Park (1.1 mi). 63 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #41 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
687 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Swift Trail Junction?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Swift Trail Junction have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Swift Trail Junction is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #41 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Swift Trail Junction’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 80%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 71%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Swift Trail Junction’s 29% is ahead of 65% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 75% 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
The longest trail network is Dankworth Pond State Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
687 conserved acres
29% of Swift Trail Junction’s land. Who manages Swift Trail Junction’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land362 ac
Bureau of Land Management267 ac
State parks60 ac
State Resource Management Area · 362 acNational Public Lands · 267 acState Park · 60 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 362 | Restricted |
| Safford Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 267 | Open |
| Roper Lake State Park State Park | State parks | 60 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Dankworth Pond Loop0.5 mi
Dos Arroyos Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Tennis
1Pickleball
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 Swift Trail Junction
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 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 92 | 83 | 70 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 2.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Swift Trail Junction →
Next door
Swift Trail Junction and its neighbors
Swift Trail Junction has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift Trail Junction | 29% | 1.8 | 22 | 25% | A− |
| Cactus Flats | 12% | 1.2 | 72 | 27% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Swift Trail Junction
Where can I hike in Swift Trail Junction?
The longest trail networks: Dankworth Pond State Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Swift Trail Junction is conserved land?
29% 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 Swift Trail Junction’s trails?
Dankworth Pond State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Swift Trail Junction?
94,127 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Swift Trail Junction or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 329 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Swift Trail Junction have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #41 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 Swift Trail Junction 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 →