Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
475 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Large Vehicle Parking
Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Perry
Perry has 30 miles of mapped trails, 3.8 for every square mile of land
21% of Perry’s land is conserved, about 1,088 acres. 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (3 mi), Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (2.6 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #8 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
1,088 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
3.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.5 mi
4.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Perry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Perry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Perry is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #8 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Perry’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails3.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (30 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home99% 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 94%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 94%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, with 3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
256 acres2.6 mi of trail
Perry Canyon TrailWhite Rock TrailBonneville Shoreline Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cherry Ridge Pit
Park
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Perry Centennial Soccer Park
Park
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Dell Young Nature Park
Park
20 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dell Young Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 11 parks & preserves
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge475 acres · 3 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
DirectionsUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest256 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
DirectionsCherry Ridge Pit14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Perry Centennial Soccer Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsDell Young Nature Park20 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPromontory Field4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsKiwanis Gravity Bike Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsPerry Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMountain View Park2 acres
DirectionsCommon Area1 acres
DirectionsAnderson park1 acres
Who protects it
1,088 conserved acres
21% of Perry’s land. Who manages Perry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service970 ac
State fish & wildlife443 ac
State natural resources128 ac
Town or city40 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 970 acState Conservation Area · 443 acState Other or Unknown · 128 acLocal Park · 34 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 970 | Restricted |
| Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 474 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 259 | Restricted |
| Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 188 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 183 | Restricted |
| Great Salt Lake State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 128 | Unknown |
| Dale Young Nature Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Mountain View Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Perry Centennial Soccer Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Perry Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 476 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Restricted |
| Anderson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
19 places to go in Perry
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Perry
17 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Perry
Rocky Coral
DirectionsCampgrounds in Perry
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
13 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miUnpaved · 13.7 mi
Perry Canyon Trail0.8 mi
White Rock Trail0.8 mi
Dell Young Nature Trail0.3 mi
3550 South0.3 mi
West 2450 South0.3 mi
West 2950 South0.2 mi
2950 South0.2 mi
West 2700 South0.2 mi
2100 South0.2 mi
Old 1100 South0.2 mi
3 more trails
West 1600 South
0.2 miBitner Orthodontics Walking Trail
0.2 miBonneville Shoreline Trail
0.2 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Basketball
6Soccer
4Tennis
2Baseball
1Pickleball
1Equestrian
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Perry: 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) | 36 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Perry →
Next door
Perry and its neighbors
Perry has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | 21% | 3.8 | 11 | 99% | A |
| Brigham City | 20% | 1.8 | 14 | 96% | A |
| Willard | 38% | 3.2 | 573 | 85% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Perry
Where can I hike in Perry?
The longest trail networks: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, 3 miles; Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 2.6 miles; Cherry Ridge Pit, 0.4 miles; Perry Centennial Soccer Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Perry is conserved land?
21% 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 Perry’s trails?
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Perry?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Perry?
24,088 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Perry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Perry have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #8 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 Perry 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 →