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Parks Arizona Map

Explore Parks, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Parks, Arizona

How to Use This Parks, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Parks, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Parks.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Parks
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Coconino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	35.285249
Longitude	-111.967182
Population	1,382
Density	3.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	86018, 86046
Area Code	928
County Seat	Flagstaff
School District	Maine Consolidated School District

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About Parks, Arizona

Parks is a locality in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,382. The population density is 3.1 people per km². Parks is located at 35.2852°N, 111.9672°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP codes: 86018, 86046.

Parks emerges from the high-altitude ponderosa pines as a quiet expanse where the light thins and clarifies against the vastness of the Arizona sky. It lies 17.3 miles west-northwest of Flagstaff, AZ (from Flagstaff, AZ: bearing 285°T), and is situated 13.7 miles east of Williams. The landscape around Parks is defined by the rugged, volcanic-strewn terrain that spills toward the deep incision of McDermit Canyon, while the verdant reach of Kaibab National Forest creates a persistent, resinous perimeter of shadow and needle-carpeted earth. To the far south, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Mogollon Rim anchors the horizon, serving as a reminder of the geologic scale that governs these highlands. During the summer months, the air turns electric when monsoon thunderheads gather in the distance, casting long, bruised violet shadows across the plateau that seem to hold the heat of the day in a lingering, silent suspension.

Parks maintains a deliberate, modest pace, drawing its character from the legacy of timber and the enduring rhythms of the high country. While the nearby Fort Valley Experimental Forest continues to study the resilience of these woodlands, the local economy remains tethered to the quiet stewardship of the land and the seasonal passage of those drawn to the Cross Country Ski Trail when the snow settles deep and still. Life in Parks is marked by the proximity of wilder spaces, such as the quiet drainage of Spring Valley Wash, which cuts through the scrub, and the distant, cooling presence of Walker Lake. Here, the history of the region is written not in monuments, but in the slow, persistent growth of the forest and the way the community turns inward as the evening temperature drops, leaving the landscape to the stars and the immense, unhurried quiet of the plateau.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kaibab National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.5M acres
Garland Prairie Vista (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 217° SW
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 042° NE
Coconino National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 089° E · 1.8M acres
Fort Valley Experimental Forest Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 8.0 mi, 094° E
Kendrick Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.0 mi, 026° NE · 6,664 acres
Sycamore Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 183° S · 58k acres
American Bison (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 257° W
White Bison (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 257° W
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 258° W
American Black Bear (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 257° W
Murals Route 66 of Williams (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 259° W
Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 13.9 mi, 078° E · 415 acres
Flagstaff, City Of, Watershed, Plo 2458 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 078° E · 15k acres
Lowell Universe Theater (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 108° E
Slipher Rotunda Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 108° E
Flagstaff Historical Monument (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 107° E
7 Wonders Gallery (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 110° E
Riordan Mansion (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 111° E
Flagstaff War Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 108° E
Oak Creek Canyon Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 20.1 mi, 154° SE
Elden Pueblo (Historic Ruins) — 22.7 mi, 097° E
Honanki Cliff Dwellings (Historic Ruins) — 24.0 mi, 175° S
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (National Monument) — 25.0 mi, 078° E · 3,040 acres
Ash Fork Arizona Primary Transportation Hub (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 262° W
Wupatki National Monument (National Monument) — 29.9 mi, 054° NE · 35k acres
Sedona Heritage Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 158° S
Harkins Theatres (Cinema) — 30.7 mi, 162° S
The Deserio Gallery (Gallery) — 31.1 mi, 158° S
Grand Canyon National Park (National Park) — 46.8 mi, 360° N · 1.2M acres

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