Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 4.07% of Castle Dale’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
7% of Castle Dale’s land is conserved, about 96 acres. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Castle Dale, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Castle Dale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Castle Dale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Castle Dale is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
96 conserved acres
7% of Castle Dale’s land. Who manages Castle Dale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 73 | Open |
| Castle Dale City Park Local Park | County | 16 | Open |
| Castle Dale Cheddar Field Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
1 places to go in Castle Dale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Castle Dale: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 84 | 90 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
November is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Castle Dale →
Questions about parks and trails in Castle Dale
How much of Castle Dale is conserved land?
7% 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 Castle Dale’s trails?
Castle Dale Park and Castle Dale Playground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Castle Dale?
133,000 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Castle Dale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Castle Dale have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Castle Dale 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 →