Photo: Turaliigo · CC BY-SA 4.0Willcox has 89 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Willcox’s land is conserved, about 255 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Willcox, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #53 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Willcox?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Willcox have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Willcox is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #53 of 140 in Arizona. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Willcox’s 6% is ahead of 32% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% 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.
Keiller Park and Recreation Center
Jessie Street Park
255 conserved acres
6% of Willcox’s land. Who manages Willcox’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 | 215 | Restricted |
| Keiller Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Quail Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Huffman Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Historic Railroad Avenue Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Jessie Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Willcox
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.
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.
14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
2 more on the History page.
April is the best month for walking in Willcox
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 | 10.5 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 86 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 81 | 69 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
April is the driest month (0.2 in) and June the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 2.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Willcox →
Questions about parks and trails in Willcox
How much of Willcox is conserved land?
6% 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 Willcox’s trails?
Quail Park and Keiller Park and Recreation Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Willcox?
9,328 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willcox or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Willcox have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 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 Willcox 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 →