Elk Ridge Meadows Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Elk Ridge
Elk Ridge has 7.0 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #85 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
11 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
2.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Elk Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elk Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elk Ridge is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #85 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 Elk Ridge’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land2.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 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 55%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 29%
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mt. Loafer Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
1% of Elk Ridge’s land. Who manages Elk Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
Local Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Ridge Meadows Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Schuler Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Mt. Loafer Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Elk Ridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Elk Ridge
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Elk Ridge: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 92 | 89 | 80 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elk Ridge →
Next door
Elk Ridge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Ridge | 1% | 2.4 | 3 | 92% | B− |
| Payson | 3% | 1.7 | 7 | 86% | B+ |
| Woodland Hills | under 1% | 2.3 | 7 | 45% | B− |
| Salem | under 1% | 0.8 | 7 | 80% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elk Ridge
How much of Elk Ridge 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 Elk Ridge’s trails?
Elk Ridge Meadows Park and Shuler Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Elk Ridge?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Elk Ridge?
25,057 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elk Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Elk Ridge have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #85 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 Elk Ridge 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 →