Photo: An Errant Knight · CC BY-SA 4.0Kamas has 25 miles of mapped trails, 6.3 for every square mile of land
7% of Kamas’ land is conserved, about 164 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kamas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kamas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kamas is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
164 conserved acres
7% of Kamas’ land. Who manages Kamas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 153 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Wasatch National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
5 places to go in Kamas
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
10 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
2.8 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.
The best walking months in Kamas: May to 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 38 | 48 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 2.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Kamas →
Kamas and its neighbors
Kamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamas | 7% | 6.3 | 4 | 69% | B+ |
| Marion | — 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 Kamas
Where can I hike in Kamas?
The longest trail networks: City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kamas is conserved land?
7% 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 Kamas’ trails?
City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kamas?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: Lazy Dazz Trail.
Is there public land near Kamas?
25,583 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kamas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kamas 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 Kamas 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 →