Lodestone Park
Managed by Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation
53 acres1.6 mi of trail
Skill Zone Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in West Valley City
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in West Valley City
The biggest trail networks: Lodestone Park (1.6 mi), Centennial Park (1.1 mi), West Valley City Park (0.8 mi). 27 miles of mapped trail cross West Valley City, 0.8 per square mile of land. 520 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #83 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
400 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
520 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
52 mi
20 mi lanes · 31 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is West Valley City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Valley City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Valley City is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #83 of 119 in Utah. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Valley City’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical UT town 3% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (27 mi) · UT 1.1 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (520 acres) · UT 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · UT 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
LessMore
Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 31%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, West Valley City ranks #338 on Outdoors.
Park acres per resident are where West Valley City trails most U.S. towns: 3.8 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 137,491 people share 520 acres.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Lodestone Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Public Works Wetland Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hillsdale Park
Managed by Salt Lake County
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Scottsdale Park
Managed by West Valley City
2 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 39 parks & preserves
Lodestone Park53 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation
DirectionsCentennial Park77 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWest Valley City Park25 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsPublic Works Wetland Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Kings Pointe Park4 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHillsdale Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Salt Lake County
DirectionsScottsdale Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · West Valley City
DirectionsMeadowlands Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Decker Lake Park53 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPioneer Crossing Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation
DirectionsParkway Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · West Valley City Parks and Recreation
Woodledge Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHunter Village Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Bridle Farms Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Terrace Ridge Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Fassio Farm Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Roxborough Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Country Meadows Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Peachwood Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hunter Ridge Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hunter Park32 acres
DirectionsRedwood Trailhead Park7 acres
DirectionsWest View Park5 acres · West Valley City Parks and Recreation
DirectionsGreenbriar Park5 acres
Hunter Central Stake4 acres
DirectionsFairbourne Station4 acres
DirectionsSugar Plum Park3 acres
Sunset Hollow Park3 acres · West Valley City Parks and Recreation
LDS Stake park3 acres
DirectionsGrand Vistas Park3 acres · West Valley City
Sunset Hills Park3 acres
Glenn Weaver Memorial Park2 acres · West Valley City
Falcon Crest Park2 acres
Maple Meadows Park2 acres
Trailblazer Park1 acres
DirectionsIronwood Park1 acres
Wheatland Park1 acres
Grasmere Park1 acres
Westglen Park1 acres · West Valley City Parks and Rec
Who protects it
400 conserved acres
2% of West Valley City’s land. Who manages West Valley City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city158 ac
County153 ac
Other state land34 ac
Private owners30 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Local Park · 309 acState Other or Unknown · 34 acLocal Recreation Area · 33 acRecreation or Education Easement · 21 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 39 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Park Local Park | County | 58 | Open |
| Glenn Weaver Memorial Park Local Park | Private owners | 36 | Open |
| State of Utah Deptartment of Transportation 5312 State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 34 | Unknown |
| Redwood Center & Pool Local Recreation Area | County | 33 | Open |
| Falconcrest Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Hunter Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Decker Lake Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
| Hunter Village Parks/Trails Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Sugarplum Parks/Trails Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
114 places to go in West Valley City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Valley City
Fassio Farm ParkIn Fassio Farm Park
DirectionsRoxborough Park PlaygroundIn Roxborough Park
Directions110 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Boat launches in West Valley City
General Holm Park Boat Ramp
DirectionsPioneer Crossing Park Boat RampIn Pioneer Crossing Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in West Valley City
Redwood Road Micro-Training Farm
DirectionsVegetable Mining Operation Community GardenIn Hillsdale Park · Wasatch Community Gardens
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
Skill Zone Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
52 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
20 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
31 mi
off-road bike paths
0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
86Basketball
30Tennis
27Baseball
19Pickleball
9Soccer
4Softball
3Tracks
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in West Valley City: 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) | 38 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 72 | 83 | 92 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Valley City →
Next door
West Valley City and its neighbors
West Valley City has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Salt Lake City158 miWest Valley City27 miWest Jordan14 miTaylorsville9.6 miMagna5.9 miKearns4.6 miSouth Salt Lake4.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley City | 2% | 0.8 | 4 | 96% | B |
| South Salt Lake | 1% | 0.6 | 2 | 95% | B− |
| Kearns | 3% | 1.0 | 4 | 98% | B+ |
| Salt Lake City | 10% | 1.4 | 8 | 98% | A− |
| Magna | 100% | 0.3 | 11 | 99% | A− |
| Taylorsville | 6% | 0.9 | 8 | 93% | B+ |
| West Jordan | 3% | 0.4 | 6 | 97% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Valley City
Where can I hike in West Valley City?
The longest trail networks: Lodestone Park, 1.6 miles; Centennial Park, 1.1 miles; West Valley City Park, 0.8 miles; Public Works Wetland Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Valley City 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 West Valley City’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Lodestone Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West Valley City?
52 miles of bike routes are on the map: 20 of painted or protected lanes, 31 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near West Valley City?
32,456 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Valley City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 520 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Valley City have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #83 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 West Valley City 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 →