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.
Rincon Valley outdoors
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.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Parks & preserves with trails
Saguaro National Park
Rocking K
Cienega Creek Natural Preserve
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Named 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
4,044 conserved acres
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.
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.
The biggest protected places in Rincon Valley
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust LandState Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 3,429 | Restricted |
| Saguaro National ParkNational Park | National Park Service | 296 | Open |
| FlapLocal Conservation Area | County | 125 | Access unknown |
| Rocking KLocal Conservation Area | County | 103 | Access unknown |
Historic places to visit
Rincon Valley and its neighbors
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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.