Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Amargosa Valley has 122 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
40 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Amargosa Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Amargosa Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Amargosa Valley is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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
The longest trail network is Amargosa Valley Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
68 conserved acres
under 1% of Amargosa Valley’s land. Who manages Amargosa Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barstow Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 48 | Open |
| Death Valley National Park National Park | National Park Service | 17 | Open |
| Pahrump Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Amargosa Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 1 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.
April is the best month for walking in Amargosa Valley
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 88 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 95 | 82 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 104 °F). 0.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 104 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Amargosa Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Amargosa Valley
Where can I hike in Amargosa Valley?
The longest trail networks: Amargosa Valley Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Amargosa Valley is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Nevada town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Amargosa Valley’s trails?
Amargosa Valley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Amargosa Valley?
249,342 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Amargosa Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42,856 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Amargosa Valley have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Amargosa Valley 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 →