Photo: sporst · CC BY 2.06% of Blackfoot’s land is conserved: 249 acres
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Blackfoot, 0.4 per square mile of land. 123 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #29 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Blackfoot?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Blackfoot have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blackfoot is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #29 of 59 in Idaho. Conserved land holds 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 Blackfoot’s 6% is ahead of 86% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 33% 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Courthouse Square
South Gate Park
249 conserved acres
6% of Blackfoot’s land. Who manages Blackfoot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Department of Health and Welfare State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 175 | Unknown |
| State Hospital Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Jensen Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Idaho Military Division State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 5 | Unknown |
| Patriot Field Local Recreation Area | County | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
11 places to go in Blackfoot
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
3.8 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.
13 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
1 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Blackfoot: May, June and 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 86 | 76 | 61 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blackfoot →
Questions about parks and trails in Blackfoot
How much of Blackfoot is conserved land?
6% 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 Blackfoot’s trails?
Airport Park and Jensen Grove Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blackfoot?
3.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blackfoot?
23,350 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blackfoot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 123 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Blackfoot have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 Blackfoot 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 →