Photo: LikeGrantTookRichmond · CC BY-SA 3.018% of South Park’s land is conserved: 1,336 acres
16 miles of mapped trail cross South Park, 1.4 per square mile of land. 51 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 42% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is South Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does South Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Park is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so South Park’s 18% is ahead of 79% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% 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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1,336 conserved acres
18% of South Park’s land. Who manages South Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 347 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 17 of 23 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Wildlife Habitat Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 936 | Restricted |
| Valley Springs Park Local Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Community/TCSD Athletic Fields Local Recreation Area | Other state land | 14 | Open |
| Melody Ranch Trailhead Local Recreation Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Munger View Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Teton National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
2 places to go in South Park
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.
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
12 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 South Park: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 80 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
July is the driest month (1.0 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 1.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in South Park →
South Park and its neighbors
South Park has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Park | 18% | 1.4 | 24 | 42% | A− |
| Jackson | 7% | 1.5 | 12 | 99% | A |
| Rafter J Ranch | under 1% | 2.1 | 1 | 73% | C+ |
| Hoback | 86% | 1.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Park
How much of South Park is conserved land?
18% 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.
Where can I bike in South Park?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near South Park?
35,359 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Park have?
Ahead of 81% 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 South Park 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 →