Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainBonners Ferry has 22 acres of parks, 8.4 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Bonners Ferry’s land is conserved, about 31 acres. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Bonners Ferry, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #47 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bonners Ferry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bonners Ferry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bonners Ferry is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #47 of 59 in Idaho. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Bonners Ferry’s 2% is ahead of 53% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 22% of them.
Water is 6% of Bonners Ferry’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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.
31 conserved acres
2% of Bonners Ferry’s land. Water is left out: Bonners Ferry has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bonners Ferry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary County Park/Fairgrounds Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Idaho Military Division State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 2 | Unknown |
0.0 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.
5 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.
The best walking months in Bonners Ferry: 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 84 | 84 | 72 | 56 | 41 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
August is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Bonners Ferry →
Questions about parks and trails in Bonners Ferry
How much of Bonners Ferry is conserved land?
2% 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 Bonners Ferry’s trails?
Boundary County Fairgrounds and Veterans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bonners Ferry?
82,105 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bonners Ferry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bonners Ferry have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 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 Bonners Ferry 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 →