Desolation Canyon · Public domainEast Carbon has 31 miles of mapped trails, 2.8 for every square mile of land
2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.6 per 1,000 residents. 6% of East Carbon’s land is conserved, about 425 acres. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is East Carbon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does East Carbon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Carbon is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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425 conserved acres
6% of East Carbon’s land. Who manages East Carbon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 386 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 3276 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
2 places to go in East Carbon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in East Carbon: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 84 | 91 | 87 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
November is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in East Carbon →
Questions about parks and trails in East Carbon
How much of East Carbon is conserved land?
6% 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.
Where can I bike in East Carbon?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near East Carbon?
185,214 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Carbon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 389 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does East Carbon have?
Ahead of 66% 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 East Carbon neighbors.
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 →