Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
8,263 acres21.1 mi of trail
South 7500 West
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hooper
More than half of Hooper’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Hooper’s land is conserved, about 48,295 acres. The biggest trail networks: Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area (21.1 mi). 35 miles of mapped trail cross Hooper, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #36 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
100%
48,295 acres · of 47.3 sq mi of land
Trails
35 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
4.3 mi paths
Highest peak
4,997 ft
Castle Rock
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Hooper?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hooper have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hooper is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #36 of 119 in Utah. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hooper’s overall grade.
Conserved land100% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (35 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land7.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home76% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 70%
Water is 46% of Hooper’s area (41 of 88 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 86%.
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 Ogden Bay WMA, with 21.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hooper Landings Parkway
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
48,295 conserved acres
100% of Hooper’s land. Water is left out: Hooper has 47.3 square miles of land and 40.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hooper’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources43,673 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3,036 ac
State fish & wildlife1,725 ac
Town or city29 ac
State Other or Unknown · 43,673 acConservation Easement · 3,036 acState Conservation Area · 1,725 acLocal Park · 29 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,869 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Salt Lake State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 43,673 | Unknown |
| Ogden Bay State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,725 | Restricted |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Hooper Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Wildwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Unkown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Hooper
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hooper
Jones Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Hooper
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Hooper
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Hooper
Castle Rock4,997 ft elevation
DirectionsBeacon Hill4,790 ft elevation
DirectionsDavid E Miller Hill4,705 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.1 miUnpaved · 3.3 mi
Fremont Island Upper0.5 mi
South 7500 West0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Soccer
2Baseball
1Tennis
1Equestrian
1Basketball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Kit Carson CrossSite · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hooper: April to June and September
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 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 80 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hooper →
Next door
Hooper and its neighbors
Hooper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooper | 100% | 0.7 | 7 | 76% | A− |
| Roy | 2% | 0.5 | 4 | 96% | B− |
| West Haven | 1% | 0.3 | 11 | 84% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hooper
Where can I hike in Hooper?
The longest trail networks: Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area, 21.1 miles; Wildwood Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hooper is conserved land?
100% 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 Hooper’s trails?
Ogden Bay Wildlife Management Area and Hooper Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hooper?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hooper?
16,212 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hooper or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hooper have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #36 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hooper 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 →