Canaan Mountain Wilderness
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
303 acres0.4 mi of trail
Trail to Water Canyon Arch
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Hildale
29% of Hildale’s land is conserved: 1,653 acres
17 miles of mapped trail cross Hildale, 1.9 per square mile of land. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
1,653 acres · of 9.1 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Hildale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hildale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hildale is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hildale’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home33% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 76%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Canaan Mountain Wilderness, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,653 conserved acres
29% of Hildale’s land. Who manages Hildale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management1,653 ac
National Public Lands · 1,653 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,653 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Hildale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hildale
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Hildale
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Hildale
Zion Glamping Adventures
DirectionsZion View CampingHours: Mon–Sun 9 am – 5 pm · Fee
DirectionsPlus 1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.2 mi
Water Canyon Trail1.0 mi
Trail to Water Canyon Arch0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
1.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Football
1Softball
1Tracks
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hildale: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hildale →
Next door
Hildale and its neighbors
Hildale has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hildale | 29% | 1.9 | 12 | 33% | A− |
| Apple Valley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hildale
Where can I hike in Hildale?
The longest trail networks: Canaan Mountain Wilderness, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hildale 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.
Are dogs allowed on Hildale’s trails?
Canaan Mountain Wilderness and Maxwell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hildale?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths and 1.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Hildale?
106,454 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hildale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,208 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hildale have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Hildale neighbors.
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Sources
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 →