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McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Nature preserve
32,695 acres265 mi of trail
Hawknest TrailStagecoach Trail136th Street ExpressGooseneck TrailPowerline Road #2
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Scottsdale
Scottsdale, AZ parks, trails & bike paths
About 31% of Scottsdale is conserved land, roughly 35,903 acres. There are about 440 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in McDowell Sonoran Preserve (265 mi), Pinnacle Peak Park (2.5 mi), and Scottsdale Civic Center Mall (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Scottsdale, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Scottsdale outdoors
Conserved land
31%
35,903 of 117,557 acres
Trails
440 mi
2.4 mi per sq mi · 284 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
54
147 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
358.4 mi
303.1 mi lanes · 54.5 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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Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
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Pinnacle Peak Park
Nature preserve
151 acres2.5 mi of trail
Pinacle Peak Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall
Park
37 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Bell94 Sports Complex
Park
49 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Eldorado Park
Managed by City of Scottsdale
62 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Indian School Park
Park
63 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
George "Doc" Cavalliere Park
Managed by City of Scottsdale
39 acres1.1 mi of trail
Hillside Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Thompson Peak Park
Park
55 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 54 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 54 parks & preserves
McDowell Sonoran Preserve32,695 acres · 265 mi of trail
Pinnacle Peak Park151 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
Scottsdale Civic Center Mall37 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Bell94 Sports Complex49 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Eldorado Park62 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · City of Scottsdale
Indian School Park63 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
George "Doc" Cavalliere Park39 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · City of Scottsdale
Thompson Peak Park55 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Cactus Park19 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Scottsdale
Chaparral Park89 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Scottsdale
Who protects the land
35,903 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 1 of 177 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes303.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths54.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.8 mi
- Sun Circle Trail (bike route)4.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis270
- Basketball90
- Baseball90
- Golf81
- Soccer39
- Pickleball27
- Beach volleyball18
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Scottsdale and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsdale | 30.5% | 440.1 mi | 54 |
| Phoenix | 32.7% | 757.3 mi | 224 |
| Carefree | 3.9% | 3.1 mi | 3 |
| Fountain Hills | 13.3% | 47.9 mi | 10 |
| Paradise Valley | 3.3% | 2.7 mi | 2 |
| Tempe | 5.3% | 41.2 mi | 67 |
| Cave Creek | 54.9% | 77.9 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Scottsdale'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 61.7-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.