Photo: Flickr user Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Ephraim has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Ephraim City Park (1 mi). 1% of Ephraim’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #75 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ephraim?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ephraim have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ephraim is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #75 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ephraim City Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
June Crane Park
Ephraim Cemetery Park and Pavillion
50 conserved acres
1% of Ephraim’s land. Who manages Ephraim’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 497 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Restricted |
| Manti-La Sal National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6 | Open |
| Canyon View Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Snow College Playground Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Bald Mountain State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
6 places to go in Ephraim
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
21 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
9 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Ephraim: 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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 65 | 51 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ephraim →
Questions about parks and trails in Ephraim
Where can I hike in Ephraim?
The longest trail networks: Ephraim City Park, 1 miles; June Crane Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ephraim 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 Ephraim’s trails?
Ephraim City Park and Ephraim Pioneer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ephraim?
62,145 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ephraim or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ephraim have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #75 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 Ephraim 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 →