Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
1,074 acres3.4 mi of trail
Cienega Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Outdoors in Arivaca
Mountains, trails & views in Arivaca
About 49% of Arivaca is conserved land, roughly 8,637 acres. There are about 20 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (3.4 mi).
Conserved land
49%
8,637 of 17,710 acres
Trails
20 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
Highest peak
3,832 ft
Twin Peaks
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Arivaca?
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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
★ What stands out · Things to do
4 places to go in Arivaca
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Peaks in Arivaca
Picnic areas in Arivaca
Campgrounds in Arivaca
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, with 3.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 8.2 mi
Bear Grass2.6 mi
Cienega Trail0.8 mi
Jalisco Canyon0.4 mi
South Gold Nugget Trail0.2 mi
South Mountain Verde Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Who protects it
8,637 conserved acres
Who manages Arivaca’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land6,695 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,293 ac
County619 ac
U.S. Forest Service171 ac
State Resource Management Area · 6,695 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 2,293 acLocal Conservation Area · 609 acNational Forest · 171 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 6,695 | Restricted |
| Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 2,293 | Restricted |
| Rancho Seco Local Conservation Area | County | 481 | Unknown |
| Coronado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 171 | Open |
| Arivaca Open Space Local Conservation Area | County | 120 | Open |
| Arivaca Community Center Local Recreation Area | County | 10 | Open |
| Flap Local Conservation Area | County | 8 | Unknown |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Skate park
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 old cemetery
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Arivaca neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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 21.1-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.