1
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by US Fish & Wildlife Service
1,454 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Ajo
Ajo, AZ parks, trails & bike paths
About 68% of Ajo is conserved land, roughly 14,363 acres. There are about 57 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ajo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ajo outdoors
Conserved land
68%
14,363 of 21,244 acres
Trails
57 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi · 20 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
4,623 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Bud Walker Park
Park
27 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Gibson Neighborhood Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Ajo
Cardigan Peak2,877 ft elevation
Camelback Mountain2,552 ft elevation
Pinnacle Peak2,487 ft elevation
Concentrator Hill2,060 ft elevation
Little Ajo Mountains2,028 ft elevation
Arkansas Mountain2,014 ft elevation
Who protects the land
14,363 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 14 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball5
- Tennis4
- Equestrian4
- Baseball4
- Skate park1
- Football1
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ajo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Public Lands 11,393 acNational Wildlife Refuge 2,908 acLocal Other or Unknown 1,295 acLocal Park 184 acState Resource Management Area 32 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Sonoran Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 11,393 | Open |
| Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,929 | Restricted |
| Ajo Municipal AirportLocal Other or Unknown | County | 1,295 | Access unknown |
| Ajo Regional ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 147 | Open |
| State Trust LandState Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 32 | Restricted |
| E.s. Bud Walker Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | County | 28 | Open |
| BallparkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| FlapLocal Conservation Area | County | 3 | Access unknown |
| Palo Verde Ii Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Gibson Neighborhood ParkLocal Park | County | 1 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ajo's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 25.2-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.