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Photo: Ntsimp · Public domain93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (2.5 mi). 30 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #51 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fruit Heights is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #51 of 119 in Utah. 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 →
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The longest trail network is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, with 2.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3% of Fruit Heights’ land. Who manages Fruit Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Wasatch National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 17 | Open |
| Harvey Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ellison Farms Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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.
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.
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 59 | 70 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 78 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.9 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fruit Heights →
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Heights | 3% | 3.3 | 5 | 93% | B+ |
| Kaysville | 3% | 1.1 | 9 | 97% | B+ |
| Farmington | 2% | 2.2 | 10 | 96% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 2.5 miles; Nicholls Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
3% 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.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest and Nicholls Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes.
10,977 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fruit Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the city line.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #51 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fruit Heights neighbors.
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 →