Rocky Ridge has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 3.0 for every square mile of land
73% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rocky Ridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rocky Ridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rocky Ridge is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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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4 conserved acres
under 1% of Rocky Ridge’s land. Who manages Rocky Ridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Restricted |
The best walking months in Rocky Ridge: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 91 | 89 | 80 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.6 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rocky Ridge →
Questions about parks and trails in Rocky Ridge
How much of Rocky Ridge 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.
Is there public land near Rocky Ridge?
37,141 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rocky Ridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rocky Ridge have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Rocky Ridge 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 →