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C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Morgan

Morgan has 32 acres of parks, 7.3 for every 1,000 residents

2% of Morgan’s land is conserved, about 31 acres. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Morgan, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #109 of 119 in Utah. What drives it

Conserved land
2%
31 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
7.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1

What kind of outdoors town is Morgan?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Morgan have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Morgan is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #109 of 119 in Utah. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Morgan’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
LessMore
Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 8%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Wilkinson Complex

Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Riverside Park

Managed by Morgan City
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

31 conserved acres

2% of Morgan’s land. Who manages Morgan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city31 ac
Local Park · 31 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wilkinson Rec Plex
Local Park
Town or city19Open
Riverside Park
Local Park
Town or city9Open
Fox Pointe Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Morgan

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Morgan

4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
West 500 South0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

1.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
4Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

4 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Daniel Heiner HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Morgan High School Mechanical Arts BuildingBuilding · listed 1986
About it
Morgan Union Pacific DepotBuilding · listed 2011
About it
Morgan Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Morgan: May, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)364151586980898777634836
Rain (in)2.32.02.12.32.31.30.70.81.51.91.92.3

July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Morgan →

Questions about parks and trails in Morgan

How much of Morgan is conserved land?

2% 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 Morgan’s trails?

Wilkinson Complex and Riverside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Morgan?

1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Morgan?

7,416 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morgan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Morgan have?

Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #109 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 Morgan neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →