Canaan Mountain Wilderness
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
561 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Rockville
More than half of Rockville’s land is conserved: 61%
61% of Rockville’s land is conserved, about 3,331 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Rockville, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
61%
3,331 acres · of 8.5 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.1 mi
Highest peak
4,501 ft
Wire valley Knoll
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
The longest trail network is Canaan Mountain Wilderness, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,331 conserved acres
61% of Rockville’s land. Who manages Rockville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management2,885 ac
State land board319 ac
Town or city122 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits17 ac
National Public Lands · 2,885 acState Resource Management Area · 319 acAgricultural Easement · 111 acConservation Easement · 17 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 127 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2,885 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 689 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 319 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rockville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Rockville
Wire valley Knoll4,501 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.4 miUnpaved · 2.4 mi
Wire Mesa Loop Trail1.1 mi
South 200 East0.7 mi
Grafton Mesa Trail0.7 mi
Pigs in Space Trail0.3 mi
More Money Trail0.1 mi
Coalpits Wash Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
4.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Pickleball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rockville: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 61 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rockville →
Next door
Rockville and its neighbors
Rockville has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Springdale | — 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 Rockville
Where can I hike in Rockville?
The longest trail networks: Canaan Mountain Wilderness, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Rockville’s trails?
Canaan Mountain Wilderness doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rockville?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Rockville?
97,017 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rockville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,350 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Rockville 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 →