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Arco, IdahoPhoto: davidwilson1949 · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Arco

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Arco

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Arco, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bottolfsen Park

Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do

5 places to go in Arco

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Arco

5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Arco Baptist Community ChurchBuilding · listed 2001
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Arco: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)293445556575868473584130
Rain (in)0.80.70.70.91.31.00.40.50.70.80.60.9

July is the driest month (0.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Arco →

Questions about parks and trails in Arco

Are dogs allowed on Arco’s trails?

Bottolfsen Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Arco?

0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Arco?

108,518 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Arco neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

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 →