Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Richfield has 9.2 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 60 acres are parks and preserves, 7.3 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Richfield’s land is conserved, about 107 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #68 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Richfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Richfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richfield is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #68 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fishlake National Forest
Centennial Park
Richfield City Park
107 conserved acres
3% of Richfield’s land. Who manages Richfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 2218 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
| Fishlake National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 16 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 2158 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 12 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Beagles Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Richfield Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 2161 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 5 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5131 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 3 | Open |
11 places to go in Richfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map.
10 named trails
4.2 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Richfield: April to June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 90 | 87 | 79 | 65 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Richfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Richfield
Where can I hike in Richfield?
The longest trail networks: Centennial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richfield is conserved land?
3% 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 Richfield’s trails?
Rotary Park and Fishlake National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richfield?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes, 3.0 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Richfield?
98,234 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Richfield have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 Richfield 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 →