Confluence Park
Park
156 acres3.4 mi of trail
Confluence TrailLa Verkin Creek TrailCactus Cliff Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: SunDawn · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in La Verkin
More than half of La Verkin’s land is conserved: 73%
73% of La Verkin’s land is conserved, about 6,367 acres. 48 miles of mapped trail cross La Verkin, 3.5 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #1 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
73%
6,367 acres · of 13.6 sq mi of land
Trails
48 mi
3.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
164 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
What kind of outdoors town is La Verkin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Verkin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Verkin is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #1 of 119 in Utah. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of La Verkin’s overall grade.
Conserved land73% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails3.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (48 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (164 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)#1 of 119
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Confluence Park, with 3.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
172 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Blackridge Wilderness
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
536 acres1.5 mi of trail
Toquerville Twister
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sheep Bridge Nature Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Confluence Park156 acres · 3.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHurricane Cliffs Recreation Area172 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · Bureau of Land Management
DirectionsBlackridge Wilderness536 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Bureau of Land Management
Sheep Bridge Nature Preserve7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
La Verkin Park2 acres
DirectionsPower Plant Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
6,367 conserved acres
73% of La Verkin’s land. Who manages La Verkin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management5,373 ac
State land board778 ac
State natural resources209 ac
Town or city4 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
National Public Lands · 5,373 acState Resource Management Area · 778 acConservation Easement · 117 acRecreation or Education Easement · 92 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 209 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5,373 | Open |
| State Trust Lands Hurricane Mesa Block State Resource Management Area | State land board | 382 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 723 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 314 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 720 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 42 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 718 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
| La Verkin Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Sheep Bridge Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Restricted |
Things to do
7 places to go in La Verkin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in La Verkin
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in La Verkin
3 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 13.3 miHorses · 3.8 miUnpaved · 19.5 mi
Toquerville Twister8.7 mi
Rattlesnake Gulch Trail5.1 mi
Confluence Trail2.4 mi
La Verkin Overlook Trail1.2 mi
Nephi Twist (5)0.9 mi
Canal Trail0.7 mi
La Verkin Creek Trail0.5 mi
Cactus Cliff Trail0.3 mi
Hurricane Rim Trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in La Verkin: 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) | 53 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 84 | 95 | 100 | 98 | 90 | 77 | 63 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 1.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Verkin →
Next door
La Verkin and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Verkin | 73% | 3.5 | 37 | 93% | A+ |
| Hurricane | 20% | 2.4 | 129 | 77% | A+ |
| Toquerville | 58% | 2.6 | 4 | 21% | B+ |
| Virgin | — 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 La Verkin
Where can I hike in La Verkin?
The longest trail networks: Confluence Park, 3.4 miles; Hurricane Cliffs Recreation Area, 2.5 miles; Blackridge Wilderness, 1.5 miles; Sheep Bridge Nature Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of La Verkin is conserved land?
73% 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 La Verkin’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Confluence Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in La Verkin?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near La Verkin?
118,336 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Verkin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,401 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Verkin have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1 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 La Verkin 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 →