Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.031% of Wellton’s land is conserved: 5,774 acres
28 miles of mapped trail cross Wellton, 1.0 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #54 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wellton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wellton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wellton is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #54 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Wellton’s 31% is ahead of 68% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 45% 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.
Westside Park
5,774 conserved acres
31% of Wellton’s land. Who manages Wellton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3,072 | Open |
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 2,543 | Unknown |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 160 | Restricted |
6 places to go in Wellton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 named 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.
The walking year in Wellton
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) | 70 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 95 | 104 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 91 | 78 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 108 °F). 0.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wellton →
Questions about parks and trails in Wellton
How much of Wellton is conserved land?
31% 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 Wellton’s trails?
Butterfield Park and Westside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wellton?
54,962 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wellton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,117 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wellton have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #54 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 Wellton 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 →