35% of White Mountain Lake’s land is conserved: 5,410 acres
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 miles of mapped trail cross White Mountain Lake, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #119 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is White Mountain Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does White Mountain Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, White Mountain Lake is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #119 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so White Mountain Lake’s 35% is ahead of 71% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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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5,410 conserved acres
35% of White Mountain Lake’s land. Who manages White Mountain Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 5,100 | Restricted |
| Safford Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 242 | Open |
| Sitgreaves National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 66 | Open |
| Silver Creek Hatchery State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in White Mountain Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in White Mountain Lake: April, May and August
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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 58 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
May is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.4 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in White Mountain Lake →
White Mountain Lake and its neighbors
White Mountain Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Lake | 35% | 0.5 | under 1 | 2% | C+ |
| Show Low | 66% | 1.5 | 7 | 56% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in White Mountain Lake
How much of White Mountain Lake is conserved land?
35% 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.
Is there public land near White Mountain Lake?
133,425 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Mountain Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 305 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does White Mountain Lake have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #119 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 White Mountain Lake 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 →