Erick Lehi and Ingrid Larsen Olson House · Photo: Ntsimp · CC0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in River Heights
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross River Heights, 0.6 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is River Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does River Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, River Heights is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds 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
The longest trail network is Heber Olson Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Denzil Stewart Nature Park
13 conserved acres
3% of River Heights’ land. Who manages River Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Olsen Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Stewart Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
3 places to go in River Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.3 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 River Heights: 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 90 | 88 | 77 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in River Heights →
River Heights and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Heights | 3% | 0.6 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Providence | 3% | 2.0 | 6 | 98% | B+ |
| Logan | 3% | 1.4 | 8 | 93% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in River Heights
Where can I hike in River Heights?
The longest trail networks: Heber Olson Park, 0.1 miles; Denzil Stewart Nature Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of River Heights 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 River Heights’ trails?
Heber Olson Park and Stewart Hill don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in River Heights?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near River Heights?
6,981 acres of parks and open public land lie inside River Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does River Heights have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 River Heights 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 →