Peterson Park
Park
50 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Allbillsnomoney · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Elwood
Elwood has 73 acres of parks, 47 for every 1,000 residents
30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Elwood’s land is conserved, about 258 acres. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Elwood, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
258 acres · of 8.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
73 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elwood is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land47 acres of park per 1,000 residents (73 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home30% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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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
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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.
Hansen Park
Managed by Elwood Town Parks and Recreation Department
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
258 conserved acres
5% of Elwood’s land. Who manages Elwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources226 ac
Town or city66 ac
State Other or Unknown · 226 acLocal Park · 66 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The State of Utah Forrest, Fire and State Lands; Sovereign Lands 53 State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 226 | Unknown |
| Peterson Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Elwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Elwood
Petersen Park CampIn Peterson Park · LDS Church
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
North 4800 West0.9 mi
North 6400 West0.3 mi
North 5600 West0.2 mi
5800 West0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Elwood: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 40 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 82 | 91 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elwood →
Next door
Elwood and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood | 5% | 0.3 | 47 | 30% | B |
| Deweyville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Tremonton | 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 75% | C+ |
| Honeyville | 5% | 0.4 | 7 | 43% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Elwood
How much of Elwood is conserved land?
5% 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 Elwood’s trails?
Peterson Park and Hansen Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Elwood?
2,289 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Elwood have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Elwood 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 →