Photo: Public domain · Public domainMore than half of Williams’ land is conserved: 80%
80% of Williams’ land is conserved, about 22,320 acres. 191 acres are parks and preserves, 57 per 1,000 residents. 46 miles of mapped trail cross Williams, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #24 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Williams?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Williams have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williams is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #24 of 140 in Arizona. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Williams’ 80% is ahead of 99% 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
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22,320 conserved acres
80% of Williams’ land. Who manages Williams’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaibab National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 22,135 | Open |
| Buckskinner Park Local Park | Private owners | 159 | Open |
| Cataract Lake Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Cuerton Park Local Park | Private owners | 5 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 5 | Restricted |
12 places to go in Williams
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
6 named trails and 22 lakes & rivers
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Williams: April to July
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Williams →
Williams and its neighbors
Williams has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams | 80% | 1.0 | 57 | 62% | A |
| Red Lake | 30% | 0.4 | 6 | 10% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Williams
How much of Williams is conserved land?
80% 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 Williams?
316,678 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williams or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22,397 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Williams have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #24 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 Williams 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 →