Iron County Fairgrounds
Park
34 acres0.2 mi of trail
Iron County Fairgrounds Parking Lot
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
William and Julia Lyman House · Photo: Ntsimp · CC0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Parowan
Parowan has 18 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
18% of Parowan’s land is conserved, about 814 acres. 57 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #21 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
814 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,654 ft
P Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Parowan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Parowan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parowan is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #21 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Parowan’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13BParks close to home58% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 86%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 83%
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 Iron County Fairgrounds, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
814 conserved acres
18% of Parowan’s land. Who manages Parowan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management797 ac
Town or city16 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
National Public Lands · 797 acLocal Park · 16 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar City Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 797 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Parowan Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Parowan Front State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in Parowan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Parowan
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Parowan
P Hill6,654 ft elevation
DirectionsFirst Mound6,040 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miUnpaved · 1.1 mi
Electric Avenue Trail1.1 mi
Valentine Peak Trail0.6 mi
East 700 North0.5 mi
Iron County Fairgrounds Parking Lot0.2 mi
Dry Canyon Raod0.2 mi
Megawatt Trail0.1 mi
South 300 West0.1 mi
Electric Avenue Access Trail0.1 mi
South 200 West0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Basketball
3Baseball
2Pickleball
1Football
1Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Parowan: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 80 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Parowan →
Questions about parks and trails in Parowan
Where can I hike in Parowan?
The longest trail networks: Iron County Fairgrounds, 0.2 miles; Lions Park, 0.2 miles; Libary Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parowan is conserved land?
18% 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 Parowan’s trails?
Iron County Fairgrounds and Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Parowan?
154,875 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parowan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 862 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Parowan have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #21 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 Parowan 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 →