Coconino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
64 acres1.1 mi of trail
Backbone
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Alessandro Abate from Miami Springs, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Verde Village
12% of Verde Village’s land is conserved: 518 acres
The biggest trail networks: Coconino National Forest (1.1 mi). 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Verde Village, 0.5 per square mile of land. 134 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #98 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
518 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
134 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Verde Village?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Verde Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Verde Village is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #98 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Verde Village’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4BPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (134 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home12% 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 51%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 30%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Verde Village’s 12% is ahead of 44% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Coconino National Forest, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
518 conserved acres
12% of Verde Village’s land. Who manages Verde Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service346 ac
State parks136 ac
State Department of Land36 ac
National Forest · 346 acState Park · 136 acState Resource Management Area · 36 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 282 | Open |
| Verde River Greenway State Natural Area State Park | State parks | 134 | Open |
| Coconino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 65 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 36 | Restricted |
| Dead Horse Ranch State Park State Park | State parks | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Verde Village
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Verde Village
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Verde Village
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Verde Village
1 peak without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miUnpaved · 0.8 mi
Backbone0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Tennis
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 Verde Village
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 87 | 98 | 101 | 98 | 93 | 82 | 70 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 101 °F). 2.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 101 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Verde Village →
Next door
Verde Village and its neighbors
Verde Village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verde Village | 12% | 0.5 | 11 | 12% | B− |
| Cottonwood | 65% | 2.4 | 65 | 76% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Verde Village
Where can I hike in Verde Village?
The longest trail networks: Coconino National Forest, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Verde Village is conserved land?
12% 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 Verde Village’s trails?
Coconino National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Verde Village?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Verde Village?
188,944 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Verde Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 506 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Verde Village have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #98 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 Verde Village 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 →