Danger Cave State Park
Nature preserve
381 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track · Photo: James Rice · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Wendover
32% of Wendover’s land is conserved: 1,831 acres
199 acres are parks and preserves, 158 per 1,000 residents. 9.8 miles of mapped trail cross Wendover, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Danger Cave State Park (1.9 mi).
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
32%
1,831 acres · of 8.9 sq mi of land
Trails
9.8 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
199 ac
158 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
5,046 ft
Wendover Peak
What kind of outdoors town is Wendover?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wendover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wendover is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wendover’s overall grade.
Conserved land32% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land158 acres of park per 1,000 residents (199 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13AParks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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 Danger Cave State Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,831 conserved acres
32% of Wendover’s land. Who manages Wendover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board1,397 ac
Bureau of Land Management237 ac
State parks197 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,397 acNational Public Lands · 237 acState Park · 197 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 4311 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 640 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 4330 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 315 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 4337 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 277 | Open |
| Salt Lake Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 237 | Open |
| Danger Cave State Park State Park | State parks | 197 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 4320 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 165 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wendover
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wendover
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Wendover
Wendover Peak5,046 ft elevation · In Danger Cave State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.3 mi
Aria Boulevard0.2 mi
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
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Wendover Air Force BaseBuilding · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wendover: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 44 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 94 | 92 | 81 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
November is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 0.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wendover →
Questions about parks and trails in Wendover
Where can I hike in Wendover?
The longest trail networks: Danger Cave State Park, 1.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wendover is conserved land?
32% 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 Wendover’s trails?
Danger Cave State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wendover?
149,444 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wendover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 442 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wendover have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Wendover 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 →