Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainPlain City has 7.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Lee Olsen Park (0.5 mi). 2% of Plain City’s land is conserved, about 173 acres. 89 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #88 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
How much outdoors does Plain City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plain City is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #88 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Lee Olsen Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Willard Bay State Park
All 5 parks & preserves
173 conserved acres
2% of Plain City’s land. Who manages Plain City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 109 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard Bay State Park State Park | State parks | 42 | Open |
| Lee Olsen Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Plain City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
7 places to go in Plain City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
4.5 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Plain City: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 90 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Plain City →
Plain City and its neighbors
Plain City has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain City | 2% | 0.6 | 11 | 63% | B− |
| Marriott-Slaterville | 1% | 0.8 | 18 | 72% | B |
| Farr West | 1% | 0.8 | 8 | 68% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Plain City
Where can I hike in Plain City?
The longest trail networks: Lee Olsen Park, 0.5 miles; Pioneer Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Plain City 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 Plain City’s trails?
Lee Olsen Park and Willard Bay State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Plain City?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Plain City?
22,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plain City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Plain City have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 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 Plain City 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 →