Tintic Standard Reduction Mill · Photo: DT Brimhall · CC BY-SA 3.0Genola has 34 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
29% of Genola’s land is conserved, about 2,559 acres. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Genola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Genola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Genola is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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
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2,559 conserved acres
29% of Genola’s land. Who manages Genola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,893 | Open |
| Utah Lake State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 391 | Unknown |
| Goshen Warm Springs State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 143 | Restricted |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 3925 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 117 | Open |
| Genola Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
2 places to go in Genola
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.
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.
1 place 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.
The best walking months in Genola: 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 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 45 | 55 | 63 | 74 | 85 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.6 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Genola →
Genola and its neighbors
Genola has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genola | 29% | 2.5 | 8 | 22% | B+ |
| West Mountain | under 1% | 1.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Santaquin | 9% | 2.5 | 4 | 92% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Genola
How much of Genola is conserved land?
29% 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.
Is there public land near Genola?
54,955 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Genola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,923 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Genola have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Genola 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 →