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Outdoors in Wenden

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wenden

24% of Wenden’s land is conserved, about 2,262 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Wenden, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
2,262 acres · of 14.9 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Pioneer Park

Managed by La Paz County
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

2,262 conserved acres

24% of Wenden’s land. Who manages Wenden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land1,315 ac
Bureau of Land Management954 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,315 acNational Public Lands · 954 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land1,315Restricted
Lake Havasu Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management954Open
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.7 mi
Canal Bank1.4 mi
Canal Banil0.5 mi
Biking & sports

4.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

4.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Rhoda Nohlechek HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Wenden

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.110.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.49.9
High (°F)656875839210210510498867464
Rain (in)0.91.00.70.30.20.00.91.10.50.30.40.9

June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 105 °F). 1.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 105 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wenden →

Next door

Wenden and its neighbors

Wenden has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Wenden— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Salome— 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 Wenden

Are dogs allowed on Wenden’s trails?

Pioneer Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Wenden?

4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Wenden?

193,749 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wenden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 949 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wenden neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →