Youngtown Municipal Lake Park
Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Rob Cooley from Youngtown, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Youngtown
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Youngtown
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Youngtown’s land is conserved, about 11 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #112 of 140 in Arizona. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
11 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Youngtown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Youngtown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Youngtown is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #112 of 140 in Arizona. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Youngtown’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical AZ town 14% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · AZ 1.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · AZ 8 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · AZ 56% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Arizona towns of 2,500+ (140)Ahead of 20%
Arizona towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Youngtown’s 1% is ahead of 17% of Arizona towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% 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 Youngtown Municipal Lake Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
Youngtown Municipal Lake Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsDavid C. Uribe Memorial Park3 acres
DirectionsSchliefer Park3 acres
DirectionsCalicke Park1 acres
DirectionsGreer Park1 acres
DirectionsYoungtown Memorial Park1 acres
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
1% of Youngtown’s land. Who manages Youngtown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
State Department of Land1 ac
Local Park · 11 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Greer Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| David C. Uribe Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Calicke Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Youngtown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Youngtown
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Youngtown
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Soccer
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Youngtown
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 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 70 | 77 | 85 | 94 | 103 | 106 | 104 | 99 | 88 | 76 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 106 °F). 1.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 106 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Youngtown →
Next door
Youngtown and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Youngtown
Where can I hike in Youngtown?
The longest trail networks: Youngtown Municipal Lake Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Youngtown is conserved land?
1% 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 Youngtown’s trails?
Youngtown Municipal Lake Park and David C. Uribe Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Youngtown?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Youngtown?
7,800 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Youngtown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Youngtown have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #112 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 Youngtown neighbors.
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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 →