Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Smithfield has 9.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Forrester Acres (0.8 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 94 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #80 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Smithfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Smithfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Smithfield is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #80 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Forrester Acres, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 7 parks & preserves
62 conserved acres
2% of Smithfield’s land. Who manages Smithfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrester Acres Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Mack Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
20 places to go in Smithfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
20 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
0.2 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Smithfield: 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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 89 | 87 | 77 | 62 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Smithfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Smithfield
Where can I hike in Smithfield?
The longest trail networks: Forrester Acres, 0.8 miles; Mack Park, 0.3 miles; Central Park, 0.3 miles; Mack's Nature Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Smithfield 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 Smithfield’s trails?
Forrester Acres and Mack Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Smithfield?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Smithfield?
3,594 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smithfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 94 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Smithfield have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #80 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 Smithfield 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 →