About 56% of Independence is conserved land, roughly 10,826 acres. There are about 16 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (15.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Independence, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
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.
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| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uinta National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 10,240 | Open |
| Wallsburg State Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 256 | Restricted |
| Salt Lake Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 198 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5088State Resource Management Area | State land board | 78 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5262State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
| The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 5260State Resource Management Area | State land board | 15 | Open |
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 31.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.