Riverdale has 7.3 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 77 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Riverdale’s land is conserved, about 60 acres.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #58 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Riverdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Riverdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverdale is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #58 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
60 conserved acres
2% of Riverdale’s land. Who manages Riverdale’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 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohmer Park Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Riverdale Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Golden Spike Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Utah State Department of Wildlife Resources 501 State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 5 | Restricted |
7 places to go in Riverdale
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.
4 named trails
6.9 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.
The best walking months in Riverdale: 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 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 82 | 92 | 90 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
July is the driest month (0.6 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 Riverdale →
Riverdale and its neighbors
Riverdale has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | 2% | 1.6 | 8 | 95% | B+ |
| Roy | 2% | 0.5 | 4 | 96% | B− |
| Washington Terrace | 4% | 0.5 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Ogden | 6% | 1.9 | 11 | 97% | A |
| South Ogden | 3% | 1.0 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riverdale
How much of Riverdale 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 Riverdale’s trails?
Riverdale Park and Golden Spike Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Riverdale?
6.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of painted or protected lanes, 3.3 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Golden Spoke Trail Network and Weber River Parkway.
Is there public land near Riverdale?
16,032 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Riverdale have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #58 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 Riverdale 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 →