Photo: Tony the Marine · CC BY-SA 3.019% of Wickenburg’s land is conserved: 3,300 acres
29 miles of mapped trail cross Wickenburg, 1.1 per square mile of land. 375 acres are parks and preserves, 47 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #36 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wickenburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wickenburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wickenburg is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #36 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 Wickenburg’s 19% is ahead of 56% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 50% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
3,300 conserved acres
19% of Wickenburg’s land. Who manages Wickenburg’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 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 2,742 | Restricted |
| Regional Park Local Park | Regional agency | 308 | Open |
| Wickenburg Municipal Airport Local Other or Unknown | County | 157 | Unknown |
| Sunset Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Hassayampa River Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 35 | Unknown |
| Coffinger Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Wickenburg School Dist State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Open |
| Boetto Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Maguire Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
19 places to go in Wickenburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 6 peaks without a name on the map.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
9 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
5.4 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.
24 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
12 more on the History page.
April is the best month for walking in Wickenburg
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) | 65 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 90 | 100 | 103 | 101 | 96 | 85 | 73 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 103 °F). 1.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 103 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wickenburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Wickenburg
How much of Wickenburg is conserved land?
19% 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 Wickenburg’s trails?
Sunset Park and Coffinger Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wickenburg?
5.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wickenburg?
141,648 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wickenburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 421 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wickenburg have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #36 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 Wickenburg 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 →