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Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
242 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Payson
Payson, UT parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.4% of Payson is conserved land, roughly 281 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (2.1 mi), Gene Hillman Recreation Complex (1.5 mi), and Lions Hollow Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Payson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Payson outdoors
Conserved land
3.4%
281 of 8,315 acres
Trails
22 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
12 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.0 mi
4.3 mi lanes · 2.7 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.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Gene Hillman Recreation Complex
Park
43 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Lions Hollow Park
Park
20 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Memorial Park
Park
7 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Peteetneet Park
Park
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Constitution Park
Park
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest242 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
Gene Hillman Recreation Complex43 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Lions Hollow Park20 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Memorial Park7 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Peteetneet Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Constitution Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Dry Mountain Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hidaway Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Pozon Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park14 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Payson
Showing 1–10 of 22 playgrounds
Unnamed playground in Temple view Park
Unnamed playground in Maples Park
Unnamed playground in Maples Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Hidaway Park
Who protects the land
281 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes4.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball17
- Baseball10
- Tennis8
- Pickleball7
- Soccer4
- Football1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Payson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 136 acNational Public Lands 83 acNational Forest 62 ac
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 83 | Open |
| Uinta National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 62 | Open |
| Gene Hillman Recreation ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Hillman FieldLocal Park | Private owners | 22 | Open |
| Hollow ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park And Disc Golf CourseLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Open SpaceLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Maples ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Dry Mountain ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
The Pioneer MillstoneIn Memorial Park · Monument
The Walker WarMonument
Payson City CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Payson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payson | 3.4% | 22.3 mi | 17 |
| West Mountain | 0% | 20.6 mi | 0 |
| Spring Lake | 0.4% | 0.3 mi | 1 |
| Elk Ridge | 0.6% | 7.0 mi | 3 |
| Salem | 0.4% | 9.6 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Payson's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
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 20-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.