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Bryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic DistrictBryce Canyon National Park Scenic Trails Historic District · Photo: Paxson Woelber · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Tropic

Few parks or trails are on the map in Tropic

35% of Tropic’s land is conserved, about 1,756 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Tropic, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
35%
1,756 acres · of 7.9 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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
Who protects it

1,756 conserved acres

35% of Tropic’s land. Who manages Tropic’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management1,436 ac
State land board320 ac
National Public Lands · 1,436 acState Resource Management Area · 320 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kanab Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1,436Open
The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5141
State Resource Management Area
State land board239Open
The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 959
State Resource Management Area
State land board81Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Tropic

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Tropic

1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Merrils Bench Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bryce CreekParia River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Tropic: May to August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.714.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)414352596880858275635140
Rain (in)1.01.20.90.70.70.41.31.61.41.40.80.8

June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 1.6 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in Tropic →

Questions about parks and trails in Tropic

Is there public land near Tropic?

137,938 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tropic or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 882 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tropic 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 →