Granite Mountain Wilderness
Managed by United States Forest Service
23 acres0.1 mi of trail
Tin Trough Springs Trail #308
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Williamson
29% of Williamson’s land is conserved: 10,788 acres
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 33 miles of mapped trail cross Williamson, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #110 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
10,788 acres · of 58.1 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
5,584 ft
Table Mountain
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Williamson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Williamson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Williamson is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #110 of 140 in Arizona. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Williamson’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (33 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 44%
LessMore
Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 22%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Williamson’s 29% is ahead of 64% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Granite Mountain Wilderness, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10,788 conserved acres
29% of Williamson’s land. Who manages Williamson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land8,215 ac
U.S. Forest Service2,559 ac
County15 ac
State Resource Management Area · 8,215 acNational Forest · 2,559 acLocal Park · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 8,215 | Restricted |
| Prescott National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2,559 | Open |
| Morgan Ranch Nature Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Williamson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Williamson
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Williamson
Table Mountain5,584 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
14 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.6 miHorses · 12.7 mi
Willow Trail #3475.4 mi
Almosta Trail #6222.1 mi
Mint Wash Trail #3451.8 mi
Tin Trough Springs Trail #3081.7 mi
Hokaygon Trail #3411.3 mi
Mint Wash Connector Trail #3521.2 mi
West Lake Trail #3510.8 mi
Chimbley Water Trail #3480.6 mi
Love Lane Trail #3090.5 mi
American Ranch Trail #4000.4 mi
4 more trails
Willow Connector Trail #346
0.3 miJavelina Trail #332
0.2 miWest Road 2 South
0.2 miBalancing Rock Trail #349
0.2 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Multi-sport
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Williamson: April and May
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 78 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.3 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Williamson →
Next door
Williamson and its neighbors
Williamson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson | 29% | 0.6 | 2 | 4% | C+ |
| Prescott | 16% | 3.0 | 35 | 63% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Williamson
Where can I hike in Williamson?
The longest trail networks: Granite Mountain Wilderness, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Williamson is conserved land?
29% 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 Williamson’s trails?
Granite Mountain Wilderness doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Williamson?
146,619 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williamson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,554 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Williamson have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #110 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 Williamson neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →