99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Tolleson
34 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #127 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tolleson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tolleson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tolleson is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #127 of 140 in Arizona. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Tolleson’s 1% is ahead of 13% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% 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.
28 conserved acres
1% of Tolleson’s land. Who manages Tolleson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowden City Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| 95Th Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Tolleson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3.1 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 Tolleson
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 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 71 | 78 | 86 | 95 | 104 | 106 | 105 | 100 | 89 | 76 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 106 °F). 1.0 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 106 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tolleson →
Tolleson and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Tolleson
How much of Tolleson is conserved land?
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 Tolleson’s trails?
Tolleson Veterans Park and McNeel Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tolleson?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Tolleson?
25,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tolleson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tolleson have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #127 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 Tolleson 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 →