Outdoors · Rincon Valley

Rincon Valley, AZ parks, trails & bike paths

About 25% of Rincon Valley is conserved land, roughly 4,044 acres. There are about 33 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Saguaro National Park - Rincon Mountain District (1.7 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rincon Valley, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Rincon Valley outdoors

Conserved land
25%
4,044 of 16,217 acres
Trails
33 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 16 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
621 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.3 mi
11.5 mi lanes · 3.8 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

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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.
1

Saguaro National Park - Rincon Mountain District

Managed by National Park Service
280 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the trailhead
2

Saguaro National Park

Managed by National Park Service
280 acres
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
No trailhead mapped yet Website
3

Rocking K

Nature preserve
173 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4

Cienega Creek Natural Preserve

Nature preserve
59 acres0.2 mi of trail
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 Rincon Valley
Isolated3,533 ft elevation
Directions
Loma Alta3,287 ft elevation
Directions
Unnamed peak3,274 ft elevation
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Open to bikes 2.9 miHorses 2.2 miUnpaved 8.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 16 trails
  • Mole Mound1.5 mi
  • Arizona Trail - Pistol Hill1.2 mi
  • Encantando1.0 mi
  • unnamed trail0.9 mi
  • AZT - Pistol Hill0.8 mi
  • Encantado0.7 mi
  • Zippin'0.6 mi
  • Buckthorn0.6 mi
  • East Camino Dorotea0.6 mi
  • Ole Mesquite0.6 mi
Who protects the land

4,044 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land
3,429 ac
County
323 ac
National Park Service
296 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 95 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes11.5 mi
  • Off-road bike paths3.8 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
  • Arizona Trail (bike route)2 mi

Courts & fields

  • Equestrian72
  • Pickleball6
  • Basketball3
  • Tennis3
  • Soccer2
  • Volleyball1
  • Beach volleyball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Rincon Valley

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 3,429 acNational Park 296 acLocal Conservation Area 228 acUnknown Easement 95 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
State Trust LandState Resource Management AreaState Department of Land3,429Restricted
Saguaro National ParkNational ParkNational Park Service296Open
FlapLocal Conservation AreaCounty125Access unknown
Rocking KLocal Conservation AreaCounty103Access unknown
History

Historic places to visit

Leon CemeteryCemetery
Rincon CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Rincon Valley and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Rincon Valley24.9%32.9 mi5
Vail39.1%73.7 mi3
Tucson31.1%362.6 mi177
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Rincon Valley'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 21.5-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.

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