Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds
Managed by Sweetwater County
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
–Not graded
Outdoors in James Town
Few parks or trails are on the map in James Town
13% of James Town’s land is conserved, about 273 acres. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 94 per 1,000 residents. 8.0 miles of mapped trail cross James Town, 2.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
13%
273 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
94 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
273 conserved acres
13% of James Town’s land. Water is left out: James Town has 3.2 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages James Town’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board205 ac
County40 ac
Bureau of Reclamation29 ac
State Resource Management Area · 205 acLocal Recreation Area · 40 acFederal Other or Unknown · 29 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Lands 1111111484 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 51 | Open |
| Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds Local Recreation Area | County | 40 | Open |
| State Lands 1111113663 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
| State Lands 1111111419 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
| State Lands 1111111504 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 38 | Open |
| Usbr Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 29 | Unknown |
| State Lands 1111111505 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 18 | Open |
| State Lands 1111111417 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 18 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in James Town
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in James Town
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in James Town
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Overland Boulevard0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in James Town: May, June, August 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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 78 | 87 | 85 | 75 | 60 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in James Town →
Next door
James Town and its neighbors
James Town has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Town | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Green River | 10% | 3.9 | 59 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in James Town
Are dogs allowed on James Town’s trails?
Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near James Town?
118,160 acres of parks and open public land lie inside James Town or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 467 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from James Town 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 →