Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cedar City Railroad Depot · Photo: JunesongPRVSN · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cedar City
14% of Cedar City’s land is conserved: 3,241 acres
30 miles of mapped trail cross Cedar City, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park (0.5 mi). 179 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #66 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
3,241 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
179 ac
4.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.3 mi
5.8 mi lanes · 2.5 mi paths
Highest peak
6,371 ft
White Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Cedar City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cedar City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cedar City is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #66 of 119 in Utah. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cedar City’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (30 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (179 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 45%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Frontier Homestead State Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Park Discovery
Park
2 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsFrontier Homestead State Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBicentennial Park45 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPark Discovery2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Veterans Park21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHillcrest Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Field at the Hills50 acres
DirectionsMain Street Park4 acres
DirectionsMemorial Grove1 acres
Horseshoe Park1 acres
Ridge Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
3,241 conserved acres
14% of Cedar City’s land. Who manages Cedar City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board2,095 ac
Bureau of Land Management993 ac
Town or city118 ac
U.S. Forest Service24 ac
State parks10 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,095 acNational Public Lands · 993 acLocal Recreation Area · 102 acNational Forest · 24 acLocal Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5202 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1,206 | Open |
| Cedar City Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 993 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5040 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 470 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 1078 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 193 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 1065 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 119 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 1050 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 78 | Open |
| Field At The Hills Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 49 | Open |
| Bicentennial Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Dixie National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 24 | Open |
| Unknonw Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
30 places to go in Cedar City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Cedar City
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Cedar City
SUU Preschool Playground
DirectionsPlus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Cedar City
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Peaks in Cedar City
White Mountain6,371 ft elevation
DirectionsCross Hollow Hills6,099 ft elevation
DirectionsThe Knoll5,935 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Cedar City
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
10 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.0 miUnpaved · 11.8 mi
13th Hole Trail2.8 mi
Valhalla Trail1.2 mi
Razorback Wash Trail0.4 mi
Razorback West Trail0.3 mi
West 2700 South0.2 mi
Razorback Trail0.2 mi
Red Hollow Trail0.2 mi
Southview Trail0.2 mi
Thor's Hideout Trail0.1 mi
2675 North0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
8.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
23Tennis
22Baseball
6Pickleball
4Football
4Soccer
3Basketball
2Equestrian
2Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cedar City: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 91 | 89 | 81 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cedar City →
Next door
Cedar City and its neighbors
Cedar City has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City | 14% | 0.8 | 5 | 69% | B+ |
| Enoch | 1% | 0.3 | 3 | 67% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cedar City
Where can I hike in Cedar City?
The longest trail networks: Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park, 0.5 miles; Frontier Homestead State Park, 0.4 miles; Bicentennial Park, 0.3 miles; Park Discovery, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cedar City is conserved land?
14% 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 Cedar City’s trails?
Ann J. Gardner Canyon Park and Frontier Homestead State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cedar City?
8.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.8 of painted or protected lanes and 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cedar City?
127,061 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cedar City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,174 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cedar City have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #66 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 Cedar City 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 →