Ashley National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Danenlott · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Duchesne
Duchesne has 5 acres of parks, 2.7 for every 1,000 residents
3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Duchesne, 1.3 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
7 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Duchesne?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Duchesne have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Duchesne is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Duchesne’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home92% 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 50%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
7 conserved acres
under 1% of Duchesne’s land. Who manages Duchesne’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service7 ac
National Forest · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Duchesne
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Duchesne
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Multi-sport
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Duchesne: April to June and August
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 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 71 | 81 | 88 | 85 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
November is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.1 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Duchesne →
Questions about parks and trails in Duchesne
How much of Duchesne is conserved land?
under 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 Duchesne’s trails?
Ashley National Forest and Duchesne City and Roy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Duchesne?
7,384 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Duchesne or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Duchesne have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Duchesne 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 →