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Acker Park
Park
74 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Prescott
Prescott, AZ parks, trails & bike paths
About 16% of Prescott is conserved land, roughly 5,118 acres. There are about 140 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Acker Park (1.9 mi), Watson Wood Preserve (1.7 mi), and Watson Lake Park (1.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Prescott, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Prescott outdoors
Conserved land
16%
5,118 of 31,618 acres
Trails
140 mi
2.8 mi per sq mi · 61 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
108 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
25.9 mi
20.7 mi lanes · 1.4 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
Watson Wood Preserve
Nature preserve
89 acres1.7 mi of trail
Walking TrailWatson Woods TrailSundog TrailWalking Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Watson Lake Park
Park
84 acres1.7 mi of trail
Watson Lake Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
AC Williams Granite Creek Park
Park
22 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Acker Park74 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Watson Wood Preserve89 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Watson Lake Park84 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
AC Williams Granite Creek Park22 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Jim McCasland Willow Creek Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Whipple Park9 acres
Ken Lindley Park6 acres
Courthouse Plaza4 acres
Badger Park2 acres
Flinn Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Prescott
Kuhne Hill5,919 ft elevation
Unnamed peak5,876 ft elevation
Unnamed peak5,856 ft elevation
Indian Hill5,669 ft elevation
Watson5,669 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 63.6 miHorses 33.5 miUnpaved 28.6 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Peavine Trail6.9 mi
- Pioneer Park Trails6.4 mi
- Sundog Trail4.2 mi
- Badger Mountain Trail2.8 mi
- Headwaters Trail2.8 mi
- Glassford Hill1.9 mi
- Centennial Trail1.9 mi
- Embry Riddle Trail1.9 mi
- Lakeshore Trail1.7 mi
- Longview Trail1.7 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,118 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes20.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.7 mi
- City of Prescott Bicycle Route 1 {CoPBr1} (bike route)3.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis57
- Basketball19
- Baseball19
- Pickleball11
- Soccer3
- Volleyball3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Prescott
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 3,456 acLocal Park 1,638 acOther Easement 12 acNational Forest 11 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust LandState Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 3,456 | Restricted |
| Pioneer ParkLocal Park | County | 990 | Open |
| Watson Woods ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 169 | Open |
| Heritage Park ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 124 | Open |
| Watson Lake ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 116 | Open |
| Storm Ranch Land ExchangeLocal Park | Town or city | 87 | Open |
| Acker ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 74 | Open |
| Granite Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Roughrider ParkLocal Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Prescott National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 11 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 18 places
Bicentennial TreePlaque
Captain William O’NeillIn Courthouse Plaza · Monument
Granite CreekMonument
Hardyville Road MarkerMonument
Hotel St. MichaelPlaque
Pauline WeaverMonument
Plaza BandstandIn Courthouse Plaza · Building
Statehood TreeIn Courthouse Plaza · Plaque
Yavapai County Service FlagIn Courthouse Plaza · Memorial
Arizona Pioneers Home CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Prescott and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott | 16.2% | 140.0 mi | 12 |
| Williamson | 29.1% | 36.0 mi | 1 |
| Prescott Valley | 25.1% | 14.6 mi | 18 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Prescott'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 32.9-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.