Building at 247 Pleasant Avenue · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Challis
8 acres are parks and preserves, 9.1 per 1,000 residents. 7.8 miles of mapped trail cross Challis, 4.0 per square mile of land. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
8 conserved acres
1% of Challis’ land. Who manages Challis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Department of Lands State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 8 | Open |
4 places to go in Challis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
1.0 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.
24 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
12 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Challis: May, June, August 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 60 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Challis →
Questions about parks and trails in Challis
Are dogs allowed on Challis’ trails?
Central Park and Challis Fish Pond don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Challis?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Challis?
142,454 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Challis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Challis 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 →