6% of Mountain View’s land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain View, 0.9 per square mile of land. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Mountain View Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mountain View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mountain View is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Mountain View’s 6% is ahead of 32% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 46% of them.
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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Mountain View Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
32 conserved acres
6% of Mountain View’s land. Who manages Mountain View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Wasatch National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5 | Open |
| Town Hall Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Mountain View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
1.3 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.
The best walking months in Mountain View: May to 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 44 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 1.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mountain View →
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain View
Where can I hike in Mountain View?
The longest trail networks: Mountain View Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mountain View is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Wyoming town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Mountain View’s trails?
Mountain View Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mountain View?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mountain View?
98,778 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mountain View have?
Ahead of 88% 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 Mountain View 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 →