Elle's Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bryce D. Holt · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Richmond
Richmond has 12 acres of parks, 3.9 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Richmond, 0.7 per square mile of land. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #113 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Richmond?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richmond is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #113 of 119 in Utah. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richmond’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home83% 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 37%
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Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 5%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
3 places to go in Richmond
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Richmond
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Soccer
3Basketball
2Tennis
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →17 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Richmond Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 1984
About itRichmond Tithing OfficeBuilding · listed 1985
About itRichmond Community BuildingBuilding · listed 1986
About itRichmond Relief Society HallBuilding · listed 1996
About itRichmond Interurban DepotBuilding · listed 2002
About itBell-Johnson HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About itCarl F. and Sophia Christensen HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About itHattie Merrill Morrison FarmsteadBuilding · listed 2004
About itHendricks Confectionery BuildingBuilding · listed 2004
About itHendricks, Layfayette and Elizabeth W., HOuseBuilding · listed 2004
About itHobson-Hill HouseBuilding · listed 2004
About itJames and Amy Burnham FarmsteadBuilding · listed 2004
About it5 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Richmond: May, 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 69 | 79 | 90 | 87 | 77 | 62 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 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 Richmond →
Next door
Richmond and its neighbors
Richmond has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | under 1% | 0.7 | 4 | 83% | C+ |
| Cove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richmond
How much of Richmond is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Richmond’s trails?
Elle's Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Richmond?
3,778 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richmond or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #113 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 Richmond 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 →