Photo: Tedder · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Milford
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Milford, 0.5 per square mile of land. 4% of Milford’s land is conserved, about 56 acres.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Milford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milford is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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
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56 conserved acres
4% of Milford’s land. Who manages Milford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 56 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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 Milford: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 48 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 87 | 94 | 91 | 82 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Milford →
Questions about parks and trails in Milford
How much of Milford is conserved land?
4% 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.
Is there public land near Milford?
147,953 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Milford have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Milford 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 →