Verde Homestead · Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Helper
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Helper, 2.8 per square mile of land. 3% of Helper’s land is conserved, about 40 acres.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Helper?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Helper have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Helper is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
40 conserved acres
3% of Helper’s land. Who manages Helper’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Helper City River Parkway Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Price Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 6 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5300 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 3 | Open |
| Gigliotti Fishing Pond Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Walt Borla Little League Field Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Locust Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Helper
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.
0.7 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Helper: April to June and August
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 60 | 70 | 82 | 89 | 86 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.3 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Helper →
Helper and its neighbors
Helper has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helper | 3% | 2.8 | 12 | 99%+ | A |
| Spring Glen | 2% | 1.3 | 4 | 63% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Helper
How much of Helper is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Helper’s trails?
City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Helper?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Helper?
106,006 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Helper or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Helper have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Helper 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 →