GardenUT
A town of 24.
Is Garden a good place to live?
46% of the land in Garden is conserved, where Utah’s towns sit at 3.4% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 7,331 acres with 23.5 miles of trail. Garden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
24 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Garden: who provides what
Garden is unincorporated, so Rich County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garden.
Garden has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
The trail density for Garden comes to 2.3 miles per square mile. There are 61 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 7,498 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 23.5 mi | 7,331 |
| 2. Bear Lake State Park | 0.9 mi | 167 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of workers in Garden do their job from home than in the typical Utah or U.S. town
Commuting out is the norm in Garden: 1% of working residents work locally. Employers in Garden added 41 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 61. The median commute is under 28 miles. The top destinations are Garden City (29%), Randolph (5%) and Logan (5%).
| Garden | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 100% | 16% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Garden, with inland flooding at the top
43% of Garden’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 24%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Garden stands out in Utah and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Garden, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 13° and about 84 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Garden is
Only 7 of the 119 Utah towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Garden. Of 32 CDC measures, Garden beats the Utah average on 9 and trails it on 9. 9.8% of Garden adults binge drink.
| Garden | Utah towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 11% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 8.4% | 12% |
| What stands out | Garden | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 10.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.6% | 9.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 4.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bear Lake and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Garden. Close and well known come first.
10 mi LakeBear Lake10 mi Ski areaBeaver Mountain54 runs · 1,607 ft vertical39 mi Ski areaPowder Mountain Ski Resort155 runs · 2,755 ft vertical
31 mi National MonumentFossil Butte National Monument21K visitors a year18 mi Ski areaCherry Peak Ski Area37 runs · 1,210 ft vertical34 mi Ski areaPine Creek Ski Area33 runs · 1,361 ft verticalPhoto credits
Bear Lake: kla4067, CC BY 2.0 · Fossil Butte National Monument: Phil Stoffer (USGS), Public domain
Everything we know about Garden
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Garden; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Garden residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Utah.
99% of working residents leave Garden for work
Where Garden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Garden
CDP in Utah, United States
Garden is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rich County, Utah, United States. The population was 240 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 27 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,004 ft
Questions about Garden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garden, UT a good place to live?
Garden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.