Benjamin Park
Managed by Utah County Parks Department
4 acres
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Joe Tordiff · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Benjamin
Few parks or trails are on the map in Benjamin
4 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Benjamin, 0.2 per square mile of land. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 8.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Benjamin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Benjamin
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
2900 West0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Benjamin: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 45 | 56 | 63 | 74 | 85 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Benjamin →
Next door
Benjamin and its neighbors
Benjamin has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Palmyra | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Shore | under 1% | 0.7 | 6 | 28% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Benjamin
Are dogs allowed on Benjamin’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Benjamin Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Benjamin?
22,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Benjamin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Benjamin 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 →