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Outdoors in Glendale

Few parks or trails are on the map in Glendale

44% of Glendale’s land is conserved, about 370 acres. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 387 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Glendale, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
44%
370 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
387 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
Highest peak
8,560 ft
Nugget Hill
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

370 conserved acres

44% of Glendale’s land. Who manages Glendale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service268 ac
County129 ac
Town or city10 ac
National Forest · 268 acLocal Other or Unknown · 102 acUnknown Easement · 11 acOther Easement · 10 acConservation Easement · 10 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Roosevelt National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service268Open
Gordon
Local Other or Unknown
County37Unknown
USFS Exchange - Goldhill
Local Other or Unknown
County25Open
Anderson-Butzel Hill
Local Other or Unknown
County21Open
Cline
Local Other or Unknown
County10Closed
Steen Lodes
Local Conservation Area
County5Restricted
Steen Lode (John A Logan)
Local Other or Unknown
County5Open
Wolcott
Local Other or Unknown
County3Closed
BLM Exchange-Ward
Local Other or Unknown
County1Unknown
Johnson/Nugget Hill
Local Other or Unknown
County1Closed
Things to do

1 places to go in Glendale

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Glendale
Nugget Hill8,560 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
County Road 83J0.3 mi
Biking & sports

2.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Glendale: June to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)414248546375817971604841
Rain (in)0.60.81.52.42.71.92.22.01.61.20.80.5

December is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 2.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Glendale →

Questions about parks and trails in Glendale

Where can I bike in Glendale?

2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Glendale?

93,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glendale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 327 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glendale neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →