Ballard has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ballard?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ballard have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ballard is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Serenity Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ballard Park
2 places to go in Ballard
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Ballard: April to June
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 38 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 87 | 78 | 64 | 47 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ballard →
Questions about parks and trails in Ballard
Where can I hike in Ballard?
The longest trail networks: Serenity Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ballard is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Utah town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ballard’s trails?
Serenity Park and Ballard Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ballard?
10,954 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ballard or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ballard have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ballard neighbors.
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 →