Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
162 acres3.5 mi of trail
Bonneville Shoreline Trail"V" Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Centerville
Centerville has 12 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13% of Centerville’s land is conserved, about 472 acres. The biggest trail networks: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (3.5 mi), Community Park (0.7 mi), Freedom Hills Park (0.6 mi).
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #25 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
472 acres · of 5.9 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
4.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.0 mi
3.0 mi lanes · 5.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Centerville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Centerville is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #25 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Centerville’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (69 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 84%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 80%
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 3.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Legacy Nature Reserve
Nature preserve
338 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest162 acres · 3.5 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
DirectionsCommunity Park29 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsFreedom Hills Park10 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsLegacy Nature Reserve338 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsIsland View Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPorter Walton Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSmoot Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFounders Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWest Bountiful City Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Who protects it
472 conserved acres
13% of Centerville’s land. Who manages Centerville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits369 ac
Town or city58 ac
State fish & wildlife43 ac
State natural resources17 ac
County2 ac
Private Conservation · 369 acLocal Park · 60 acState Conservation Area · 29 acState Other or Unknown · 17 acConservation Easement · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 369 | Closed |
| Centerville Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 498 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 22 | Restricted |
| Great Salt Lake State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 17 | Unknown |
| Freedom Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Smoot Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Island View Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 163 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Restricted |
| Porter-Walton Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Founders Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
11 places to go in Centerville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Centerville
SwingsetIn Smoot Park
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.8 miHorses · 3.7 miUnpaved · 4.2 mi
Bonneville Shoreline Trail1.1 mi
North 900 West0.8 mi
Ford Canyon Trail0.5 mi
Freedom Hills Trail0.5 mi
"V" Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
8.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
7Basketball
6Soccer
6Baseball
3Pickleball
2Beach volleyball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →27 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Melvin Harley Randall HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itThomas Tingey HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itWilliam Capener HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itThomas and Elizabeth Mills Whitaker HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itBarnard-Garn-Barber HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itDuncan, John, Harriet, and Eliza Jennett, HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itFord-Rigby HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itFranklin and Amelia Walton HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itHarris-Tingey HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itHolland-Smith-Brown HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itKilbourn-Leak HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itNathan and Rebecca Cherry and Eliza Ford Porter FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1997
About it15 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Centerville: April to June and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Centerville →
Next door
Centerville and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 13% | 2.0 | 4 | 99% | A− |
| Bountiful | 2% | 1.1 | 3 | 92% | B |
| West Bountiful | 1% | 1.0 | 4 | 55% | C+ |
| Farmington | 2% | 2.2 | 10 | 96% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Centerville
Where can I hike in Centerville?
The longest trail networks: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 3.5 miles; Community Park, 0.7 miles; Freedom Hills Park, 0.6 miles; Legacy Nature Reserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Centerville is conserved land?
13% 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 Centerville’s trails?
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Centerville?
8.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of painted or protected lanes and 5.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Centerville?
24,048 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Centerville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #25 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 Centerville 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 →