Photo: Jackpeck at English Wikipedia · Public domain22% of Erda’s land is conserved: 5,637 acres
42 miles of mapped trail cross Erda, 1.0 per square mile of land. 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #106 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Erda?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Erda have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Erda is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #106 of 119 in Utah. Conserved land holds 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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5,637 conserved acres
22% of Erda’s land. Who manages Erda’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5,519 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 4259 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 119 | Open |
2 places to go in Erda
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.1 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.
The best walking months in Erda: 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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 93 | 90 | 80 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Erda →
Erda and its neighbors
Erda has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erda | 22% | 1.0 | under 1 | 3% | C+ |
| Tooele | 3% | 1.2 | 4 | 95% | B |
| Grantsville | 20% | 0.9 | 52 | 63% | A |
| Stansbury Park | 2% | 1.1 | 4 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Erda
How much of Erda is conserved land?
22% 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 Erda?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Erda?
47,332 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Erda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,536 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Erda have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #106 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 Erda 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 →