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Prospector Park
Managed by City of Apache Junction
35 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Apache Junction
Apache Junction, AZ parks, trails & bike paths
About 65% of Apache Junction is conserved land, roughly 18,828 acres. There are about 99 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Prospector Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Apache Junction, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Apache Junction outdoors
Conserved land
65%
18,828 of 28,949 acres
Trails
99 mi
2.2 mi per sq mi · 96 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
459 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
18.8 mi
18.6 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
Earth Heart Park & Community Garden
Managed by Horizon Health and Wellness
2 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Superstition Shadows Park
Managed by City of Apache Junction
23 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
City Complex Park
Managed by City of Apache Junction
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Prospector Park35 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of Apache Junction
Earth Heart Park & Community Garden2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Horizon Health and Wellness
Superstition Shadows Park23 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Apache Junction
City Complex Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Apache Junction
Flatiron Community Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Apache Junction
Radiance Park3 acres
Ridgeline Trail Park3 acres
Veterans Memorial Park2 acres · City of Apache Junction
Reavis Run Park2 acres
Painted Sky Park2 acres
Who protects the land
18,828 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 13 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes18.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball37
- Baseball19
- Tennis16
- Beach volleyball4
- Pickleball4
- Soccer4
- Volleyball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Apache Junction and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Junction | 65% | 98.6 mi | 13 |
| Mesa | 6.4% | 90.7 mi | 205 |
| Gold Canyon | 65.7% | 103.4 mi | 2 |
| Queen Creek | 17.7% | 37.5 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Apache Junction'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 25.9-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.