Photo: Bluffdaleap · CC BY-SA 3.0Bluffdale has 8.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Jordan Narrows Park (0.5 mi), Vintage Park (0.5 mi). 328 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #34 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bluffdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bluffdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bluffdale is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #34 of 119 in Utah. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land 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 Jordan Narrows Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Vintage Park
Wardle Fields Regional Park
All 18 parks & preserves
290 conserved acres
4% of Bluffdale’s land. Who manages Bluffdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Narrows Park Local Park | Town or city | 90 | Open |
| Southwest Regional County Park Local Park | County | 79 | Open |
| Bluffdale City Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Springview Farms Trailhead Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Arrowhead Trailhead Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Parry Farms Baseball Fields Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Trail Corridor Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Planned Independence Park Local Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| Planned City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Phillip Gates Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
35 places to go in Bluffdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
32 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
36 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Bluffdale: 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) | 38 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 92 | 89 | 79 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bluffdale →
Bluffdale and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Bluffdale
Where can I hike in Bluffdale?
The longest trail networks: Jordan Narrows Park, 0.5 miles; Vintage Park, 0.5 miles; Wardle Fields Regional Park, 0.1 miles; Bluffdale City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bluffdale is conserved land?
4% 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 Bluffdale’s trails?
Jordan Narrows Park and Vintage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bluffdale?
36 miles of bike routes are on the map: 14 of painted or protected lanes, 21 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Bluffdale?
24,649 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bluffdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 328 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bluffdale have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #34 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 Bluffdale 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 →