Eastman Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Buhl
Buhl has 25 acres of parks, 5.4 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Buhl’s land is conserved, about 18 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #55 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
18 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Buhl?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buhl have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buhl is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #55 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Buhl’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4DPark land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · ID 87% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 27%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)Ahead of 7%
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Buhl’s 2% is ahead of 38% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 0% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
John B. Crawford Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
2% of Buhl’s land. Who manages Buhl’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city18 ac
Local Park · 15 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Eastman Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Buhl Skate Shop Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Buhl
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Buhl
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Equestrian
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Buhl: April to 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 54 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Buhl →
Questions about parks and trails in Buhl
How much of Buhl 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 Buhl’s trails?
Eastman Park and John B. Crawford Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Buhl?
31,350 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buhl or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Buhl have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #55 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 Buhl neighbors.
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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 →