About 61% of Brighton is conserved land, roughly 6,158 acres. There are about 64 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (60.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Brighton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Brighton outdoors
Conserved land
61%
6,158 of 10,096 acres
Trails
64 mi
4.1 mi per sq mi · 38 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service
5,960 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
154 ac
Regional agency
56 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 199 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Beach volleyball4
Baseball2
Tennis2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Brighton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 5,960 acConservation Easement 154 acRecreation or Education Easement 56 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Wasatch National ForestNational Forest
U.S. Forest Service
5,957
Open
Uinta National ForestNational Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3
Open
History
Historic places to visit
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GRP9 - Historic PavillionIn Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Building