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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). 19 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Mapleton
Utah · Most conserved land

Where Mapleton lands: #2 of 19

17.4% · Visit Mapleton →

Brigham City 1 Brigham City 20% Conserved acres 3,229 Mapleton 2 Mapleton 17.4% Conserved acres 1,478 Centerville 3 Centerville 12.4% Conserved acres 472
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Brigham City Brigham City19,992 people 20% 3,229 45.5 mi
2 Mapleton Mapleton13,114 people 17.4% 1,478 12.2 mi
3 Centerville Centerville16,679 people 12.4% 472 11.6 mi
4 Salt Lake City Salt Lake City208,007 people 10% 7,067 159.2 mi
5 Ivins Ivins9,998 people 6.1% 369 11.9 mi
6 American Fork American Fork37,109 people 4.5% 327 6.3 mi
7 South Jordan South Jordan82,686 people 4% 653 25.7 mi
8 Holladay Holladay31,099 people 3.9% 213 1.8 mi
9 Payson Payson23,039 people 3.4% 281 22.3 mi
10 East Basin4,002 people 3.4% 195 24.1 mi
11 Fruit Heights Fruit Heights6,023 people 3.1% 46 7.6 mi
12 Tooele Tooele38,405 people 2.7% 424 28.1 mi
13 West Jordan West Jordan116,692 people 2.6% 539 14.1 mi
14 Map of Riverdale Riverdale9,279 people 2% 60 7.3 mi
15 Roy Roy38,993 people 1.9% 100 3.9 mi
16 Map of Midvale Midvale35,989 people 1.9% 72 1.4 mi
17 South Weber South Weber8,115 people 1.9% 56 9.3 mi
18 Map of West Valley City West Valley City138,437 people 1.8% 400 26.9 mi
19 Map of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant3,805 people 1.3% 24 1.4 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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