Nibley Nature Park
Managed by Stokes Nature Center
12 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Stephen125 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Nibley
Nibley has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Nibley Nature Park (0.6 mi). 2% of Nibley’s land is conserved, about 66 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #55 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
66 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
83 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
1.8 mi lanes · 1.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Nibley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nibley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nibley is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #55 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nibley’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (83 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13B−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 71%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 54%
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 Nibley Nature Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nibley City Center Bike Park
Managed by Nibley City
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Nibley Nature Park12 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Stokes Nature Center
DirectionsAnhder Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsNibley City Center Bike Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Nibley City
DirectionsHeritage Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFirefly Park20 acres
DirectionsElkhorn Park4 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
66 conserved acres
2% of Nibley’s land. Who manages Nibley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
Other state land25 ac
State fish & wildlife11 ac
Local Park · 30 acRanch Easement · 25 acConservation Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Anhder Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Clear Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Nibley Gardens Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Elkhorn Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Meadow View Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Nibley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nibley
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Nibley
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Nibley
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
900 West0.4 mi
1100 West0.2 mi
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Soccer
5Baseball
4Pickleball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Nibley: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 90 | 88 | 78 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nibley →
Next door
Nibley and its neighbors
Nibley has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Nibley
Where can I hike in Nibley?
The longest trail networks: Nibley Nature Park, 0.6 miles; Anhder Park, 0.3 miles; Nibley City Center Bike Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nibley 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 Nibley’s trails?
Nibley Nature Park and Anhder Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Nibley?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes and 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Nibley?
7,498 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nibley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 83 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Nibley have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 Nibley 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 →