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Castle Valley and surroundingsPhoto: Carter Pape · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Castle Valley

Few parks or trails are on the map in Castle Valley

49% of Castle Valley’s land is conserved, about 2,765 acres. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Castle Valley, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
49%
2,765 acres · of 8.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,132 ft
Round Mountain
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
Who protects it

2,765 conserved acres

49% of Castle Valley’s land. Who manages Castle Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management2,765 ac
National Public Lands · 2,765 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Moab Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management2,765Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Castle Valley

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Castle Valley
Round Mountain6,132 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Upper Castle Valley0.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Castle Valley: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.814.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)414960687890969384705441
Rain (in)0.70.70.80.91.00.50.90.90.91.20.80.7

June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 1.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Castle Valley →

Questions about parks and trails in Castle Valley

Is there public land near Castle Valley?

197,173 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Castle Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,784 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Castle Valley 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 →