Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0More than half of Blanding’s land is conserved: 76%
76% of Blanding’s land is conserved, about 6,406 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Blanding, 1.3 per square mile of land. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #10 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Blanding?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Blanding have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blanding is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #10 of 119 in Utah. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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 Centennial Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
South Park
6,406 conserved acres
76% of Blanding’s land. Who manages Blanding’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5,193 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 972 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 627 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 1004 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 553 | Open |
| Edge Of The Cedars State Park State Park | State parks | 16 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 places to go in Blanding
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Blanding: April and May
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 74 | 87 | 91 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blanding →
Questions about parks and trails in Blanding
Where can I hike in Blanding?
The longest trail networks: Centennial Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blanding is conserved land?
76% 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 Blanding’s trails?
Centennial Park and Pioneer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blanding?
124,917 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blanding or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,251 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Blanding have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #10 of 119 in Utah. 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 Blanding 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 →