Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
168 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Walking Box Ranch · Photo: Mindrangerdon · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Searchlight
Few parks or trails are on the map in Searchlight
46% of Searchlight’s land is conserved, about 1,130 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Searchlight, 4.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
46%
1,130 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
4.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Highest peak
3,881 ft
Doherty Mountain
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,130 conserved acres
46% of Searchlight’s land. Who manages Searchlight’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management1,123 ac
County7 ac
National Public Lands · 1,123 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 acLocal Park · 1 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,123 | Open |
| Searchlight Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
| Searchlight Town Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Searchlight Youth/teen Center Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Searchlight
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Searchlight
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Searchlight
Doherty Mountain3,881 ft elevation
DirectionsDuplex Hill3,727 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 0.9 miUnpaved · 13.2 mi
Old Joshua Tree Highway0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Searchlight: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 83 | 94 | 98 | 97 | 90 | 78 | 65 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Searchlight →
Questions about parks and trails in Searchlight
Where can I hike in Searchlight?
The longest trail networks: Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Searchlight’s trails?
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument and Searchlight Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Searchlight?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Searchlight?
58,145 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Searchlight or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 872 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Searchlight 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 →