Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Managed by Arizona State Parks Board
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Old Tubac Schoolhouse · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Tubac
Tubac has 7.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
33 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Tubac’s land is conserved, about 237 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
237 acres · of 10.8 sq mi of land
Trails
7.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Tubac?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tubac have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tubac is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tubac’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home38% 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 60%
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Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Tubac’s 3% is ahead of 23% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 35% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
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 Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ron Morris County Park
Park
26 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
237 conserved acres
3% of Tubac’s land. Who manages Tubac’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land173 ac
U.S. Forest Service56 ac
State parks7 ac
State Resource Management Area · 173 acNational Forest · 56 acState Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 173 | Restricted |
| Coronado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 56 | Open |
| Tubac Presidio State Historic Park State Park | State parks | 7 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Tubac
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tubac
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Tubac
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.4 miUnpaved · 3.7 mi
De Anza Trail3.4 mi
Doodlebug0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Tubac
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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 84 | 74 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
May is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tubac →
Next door
Tubac and its neighbors
Tubac has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tubac | 3% | 0.7 | 25 | 38% | B |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | — 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 Tubac
Where can I hike in Tubac?
The longest trail networks: Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 0.4 miles; Ron Morris County Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tubac is conserved land?
3% 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 Tubac’s trails?
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Ron Morris County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tubac?
69,861 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tubac or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tubac have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Tubac 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 →