Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
79 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Timpanogos Cave Historic District (Boundary Increase) · Photo: National Park Service · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cedar Hills
Cedar Hills has 18 miles of mapped trails, 6.7 for every square mile of land
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (0.9 mi), Timpanogos Cove Park (0.7 mi). 58 acres are parks and preserves, 5.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #52 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
25 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
6.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
58 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
3.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Cedar Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cedar Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cedar Hills is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #52 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cedar Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails6.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land5.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (58 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 57%
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 Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harvey Park
Park
13 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 12 parks & preserves
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest79 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
Timpanogos Cove Park6 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsHeiselt's Hollow Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsHarvey Park13 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Sunset Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMesquite Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHayes Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Heritage Park9 acres
DirectionsForest Creek Parkway4 acres
DirectionsForest Creek Park2 acres
DirectionsPine Hollow Park1 acres
DirectionsCedar Run Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
25 conserved acres
1% of Cedar Hills’ land. Who manages Cedar Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city24 ac
Local Park · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquite Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Timpanogos Cove Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Sunset Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Heiselts Hollow Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Forest Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hayes Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in Cedar Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cedar Hills
Pine Hollow ParkIn Pine Hollow Park
DirectionsRenaissance PlaygroundIn Renaissance Park
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Cedar Hills
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.6 miHorses · 1.5 miUnpaved · 4.2 mi
Bonneville Shoreline Trail0.2 mi
Mahogany Northwest Ridge0.1 mi
Molly's Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.2 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
17Pickleball
7Basketball
4Tennis
4Baseball
2Soccer
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cedar Hills: 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) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cedar Hills →
Next door
Cedar Hills and its neighbors
Cedar Hills has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 Hills | 1% | 6.7 | 6 | 99% | B+ |
| Pleasant Grove | 3% | 1.4 | 4 | 89% | B |
| American Fork | 4% | 0.6 | 8 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Highland | 8% | 2.1 | 20 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cedar Hills
Where can I hike in Cedar Hills?
The longest trail networks: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 0.9 miles; Timpanogos Cove Park, 0.7 miles; Heiselt's Hollow Park, 0.3 miles; Harvey Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cedar Hills is conserved land?
1% 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 Hills’ trails?
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and Timpanogos Cove Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cedar Hills?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.2 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Cedar Hills?
23,310 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cedar Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cedar Hills have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #52 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 Hills 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 →