Photo: Scoletti1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Ammon has 73 acres of parks, 3.8 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Eagles Homestead Park (0.5 mi). 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ammon, 0.5 per square mile of land. 1% of Ammon’s land is conserved, about 57 acres.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #46 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ammon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ammon is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #46 of 59 in Idaho. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Ammon’s 1% is ahead of 21% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Eagles Homestead Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 8 parks & preserves
57 conserved acres
1% of Ammon’s land. Who manages Ammon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mccowin Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Woodland Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Peterson Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Eagle Point Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hawthorn Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Tie Breaker Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Falcon Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
25 places to go in Ammon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
25 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Ammon: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 85 | 75 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ammon →
Ammon and its neighbors
Ammon has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammon | 1% | 0.5 | 4 | 75% | C+ |
| Idaho Falls | 3% | 0.9 | 9 | 87% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ammon
Where can I hike in Ammon?
The longest trail networks: Eagles Homestead Park, 0.5 miles; Peterson Park, 0.4 miles; McCowin Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ammon is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Idaho town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Ammon’s trails?
Eagles Homestead Park and Peterson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ammon?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ammon?
14,434 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ammon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Ammon have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #46 of 59 in Idaho. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ammon neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →