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Towns with the most conserved land in Utah

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 117 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Hooper 1 Hooper 86.2% Conserved acres 48,295 Blanding 2 Blanding 76% Conserved acres 6,406 La Verkin 3 La Verkin 73.2% Conserved acres 6,367
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Hooper Hooper9,338 people 86.2% 48,295 34.5 mi
2 Blanding Blanding3,275 people 76% 6,406 17.6 mi
3 La Verkin La Verkin4,476 people 73.2% 6,367 48.3 mi
4 Magna Magna30,031 people 63.6% 15,158 5.9 mi
5 Provo Provo114,766 people 45.1% 12,754 85.6 mi
6 Santa Clara Santa Clara8,152 people 35.9% 1,388 9.7 mi
7 Vineyard Vineyard14,446 people 31.1% 1,270 1.4 mi
8 Summit Park Summit Park8,537 people 26.8% 2,309 49.6 mi
9 Moab Moab5,312 people 25.5% 784 16.4 mi
10 Map of Snyderville Snyderville5,948 people 24.8% 1,716 42.5 mi
11 Lindon Lindon11,765 people 24.7% 1,343 23.6 mi
12 Erda Erda3,881 people 21.8% 5,637 41.9 mi
13 Perry Perry5,843 people 21.3% 1,088 30.3 mi
14 Brigham City Brigham City19,992 people 20% 3,229 45.5 mi
15 Grantsville Grantsville14,341 people 20% 5,182 35.0 mi
16 Hurricane Hurricane22,771 people 19.4% 6,627 128.3 mi
17 Map of Parowan Parowan3,165 people 18.3% 814 13.7 mi
18 Park City Park City8,362 people 17.8% 2,519 218.3 mi
19 Gunnison Gunnison3,562 people 17.6% 535 6.5 mi
20 Mapleton Mapleton13,114 people 17.4% 1,478 12.2 mi
21 Washington Washington32,348 people 16.5% 3,788 70.2 mi
22 Map of Draper Draper50,278 people 16.3% 2,937 134.8 mi
23 Lake Point Lake Point2,563 people 16% 466 8.8 mi
24 Map of Cedar City Cedar City38,524 people 14% 3,241 29.3 mi
25 Map of Wellsville Wellsville4,157 people 13.8% 643 8.0 mi
26 Salina Salina2,546 people 13.8% 517 3.4 mi
27 North Salt Lake North Salt Lake23,474 people 13.2% 731 14.4 mi
28 Centerville Centerville16,679 people 12.4% 472 11.6 mi
29 Midway Midway6,171 people 12.2% 479 13.9 mi
30 Eagle Mountain Eagle Mountain53,290 people 12% 3,918 153.5 mi
31 Herriman Herriman59,346 people 10.1% 1,486 58.7 mi
32 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City208,007 people 10% 7,067 159.2 mi
33 St. George St. George101,995 people 9.4% 4,635 135.5 mi
34 Santaquin Santaquin16,436 people 9.1% 610 26.1 mi
35 Highland Highland20,119 people 8.3% 461 17.9 mi
36 Sandy Sandy94,291 people 7.6% 1,174 53.7 mi
37 Cottonwood Heights Cottonwood Heights32,828 people 7.3% 431 8.3 mi
38 Alpine Alpine10,392 people 7.1% 362 42.4 mi
39 Woods Cross Woods Cross11,531 people 6.9% 169 3.0 mi
40 Ogden Ogden87,413 people 6.5% 1,140 52.7 mi
41 Map of Taylorsville Taylorsville58,678 people 6.1% 420 9.1 mi
42 Ivins Ivins9,998 people 6.1% 369 11.9 mi
43 Monroe Monroe2,616 people 5.3% 121 7.3 mi
44 Map of Riverton Riverton45,457 people 5% 405 13.6 mi
45 Map of Price Price8,248 people 5% 162 7.5 mi
46 Springville Springville35,849 people 4.8% 442 11.1 mi
47 American Fork American Fork37,109 people 4.5% 327 6.3 mi
48 Syracuse Syracuse35,488 people 4.5% 299 4.6 mi
49 Map of Millcreek Millcreek63,648 people 4.3% 353 13.1 mi
50 Map of Murray Murray50,188 people 4.1% 320 17.8 mi
51 Bluffdale Bluffdale18,797 people 4.1% 290 8.8 mi
52 South Jordan South Jordan82,686 people 4% 653 25.7 mi
53 Lehi Lehi85,173 people 3.9% 756 55.2 mi
54 Holladay Holladay31,099 people 3.9% 213 1.8 mi
55 Map of Washington Terrace Washington Terrace9,182 people 3.9% 50 1.0 mi
56 Kanab Kanab5,081 people 3.6% 360 12.6 mi
57 Orem Orem97,182 people 3.5% 415 14.6 mi
58 Map of Helper Helper2,698 people 3.5% 40 5.0 mi
59 Kaysville Kaysville33,053 people 3.4% 229 11.3 mi
60 Payson Payson23,039 people 3.4% 281 22.3 mi
61 East Basin4,002 people 3.4% 195 24.1 mi
62 Vernal Vernal10,392 people 3.2% 97 0.6 mi
63 Hyde Park Hyde Park5,540 people 3.2% 96 15.2 mi
64 Logan Logan54,907 people 3.1% 364 26.9 mi
65 South Ogden South Ogden17,650 people 3.1% 77 4.0 mi
66 Fruit Heights Fruit Heights6,023 people 3.1% 46 7.6 mi
67 Map of Kearns Kearns37,696 people 3% 89 4.6 mi
68 Map of Providence Providence8,947 people 3% 78 8.2 mi
69 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Springs48,425 people 2.8% 425 45.8 mi
70 Map of Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove37,852 people 2.8% 163 13.2 mi
71 Map of North Ogden North Ogden21,947 people 2.8% 135 15.0 mi
72 Map of White City White City5,669 people 2.8% 16 0.1 mi
73 Tooele Tooele38,405 people 2.7% 424 28.1 mi
74 Richfield Richfield8,224 people 2.7% 107 9.2 mi
75 West Jordan West Jordan116,692 people 2.6% 539 14.1 mi
76 Spanish Fork Spanish Fork44,946 people 2.6% 290 12.9 mi
77 Hyrum Hyrum10,401 people 2.4% 95 3.5 mi
78 Nibley Nibley7,952 people 2.3% 66 5.9 mi
79 Plain City Plain City8,396 people 2.2% 173 7.3 mi
80 Map of Farmington Farmington25,389 people 2% 127 21.9 mi
81 Map of Riverdale Riverdale9,279 people 2% 60 7.3 mi
82 Roy Roy38,993 people 1.9% 100 3.9 mi
83 Map of Midvale Midvale35,989 people 1.9% 72 1.4 mi
84 North Logan North Logan11,460 people 1.9% 88 12.6 mi
85 South Weber South Weber8,115 people 1.9% 56 9.3 mi
86 Map of West Valley City West Valley City138,437 people 1.8% 400 26.9 mi
87 Map of Bountiful Bountiful45,023 people 1.8% 154 14.7 mi
88 Map of Clearfield Clearfield33,523 people 1.8% 91 3.9 mi
89 Map of Stansbury Park Stansbury Park11,242 people 1.8% 34 3.0 mi
90 West Point West Point11,929 people 1.7% 83 6.7 mi
91 Map of Harrisville Harrisville6,935 people 1.7% 33 0.3 mi
92 Layton Layton83,286 people 1.6% 229 19.9 mi
93 Smithfield Smithfield14,408 people 1.6% 62 9.0 mi
94 Morgan Morgan4,409 people 1.6% 31 0.8 mi
95 Map of Roosevelt Roosevelt7,078 people 1.5% 68 1.9 mi
96 Ephraim Ephraim5,949 people 1.5% 50 5.7 mi
97 West Bountiful West Bountiful5,915 people 1.5% 33 3.5 mi
98 Beaver Beaver3,681 people 1.5% 66 5.0 mi
99 Clinton Clinton23,612 people 1.4% 52 1.2 mi
100 Map of Cedar Hills Cedar Hills9,950 people 1.4% 25 18.2 mi
101 Sunset Sunset5,587 people 1.4% 13 0.0 mi
102 West Haven West Haven21,563 people 1.3% 89 3.3 mi
103 Map of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant3,805 people 1.3% 24 1.4 mi
104 Tremonton Tremonton11,477 people 1.1% 61 4.2 mi
105 South Salt Lake South Salt Lake26,352 people 1% 44 4.0 mi
106 Garland Garland2,660 people 0.9% 10 0.5 mi
107 Heber Heber18,015 people 0.8% 116 85.2 mi
108 Map of Manti Manti3,594 people 0.8% 16 3.4 mi
109 Map of Pleasant View Pleasant View11,217 people 0.7% 32 5.6 mi
110 Nephi Nephi6,885 people 0.7% 26 2.2 mi
111 Naples Naples3,285 people 0.7% 28 5.8 mi
112 Map of Enoch Enoch8,144 people 0.6% 30 2.3 mi
113 Map of Farr West Farr West7,952 people 0.6% 23 4.8 mi
114 Map of Elk Ridge Elk Ridge4,898 people 0.6% 11 7.0 mi
115 Delta Delta3,705 people 0.6% 35 3.4 mi
116 Fillmore Fillmore2,676 people 0.6% 27 5.3 mi
117 Salem Salem10,324 people 0.4% 34 9.6 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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