Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Idaho Department of Fish and Game
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dover Church · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dover
Dover has 24 miles of mapped trails, 7.6 for every square mile of land
7% of Dover’s land is conserved, about 144 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
144 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
7.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
2.5 mi paths
Highest peak
2,208 ft
Tank Hill
What kind of outdoors town is Dover?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dover is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dover’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails7.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home50% of residents within a half mile of a park · ID 87% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Dover’s 7% is ahead of 88% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 100% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
144 conserved acres
7% of Dover’s land. Who manages Dover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits139 ac
Town or city4 ac
Other Easement · 139 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 139 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balto Dog Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Dover
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Dover
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Dover
1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Dover
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Dover
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Dover
Tank Hill2,208 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 23.0 miUnpaved · 0.6 mi
Sherwood Forest1.7 mi
Rotarian1.5 mi
Butterfly1.2 mi
Crooked Tree1.2 mi
Bier Bridge1.1 mi
Ruby1.0 mi
Meadow Trail0.9 mi
Mushroom0.9 mi
Pipeline Trail0.8 mi
Momentum0.8 mi
15 more trails
Sled
0.8 miHomestread
0.7 miRipple
0.7 miGreen Heart
0.7 miMeadow Loop
0.6 miPinecone
0.6 miOwl
0.5 miGreta's Segway
0.5 miZen Garden
0.5 miCardiac Bypass
0.5 miThe Rollers
0.4 miOuthouse
0.4 miRotarian Return
0.4 miWabi Sabi (侘 寂)
0.4 miChaos Theory
0.4 miBiking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Dover ChurchBuilding · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Dover: 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 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 83 | 82 | 72 | 55 | 41 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
August is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Dover →
Next door
Dover and its neighbors
Dover has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 7% | 7.6 | 5 | 50% | B+ |
| Sandpoint | 4% | 0.2 | 9 | 88% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dover
How much of Dover is conserved land?
7% 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 Dover’s trails?
Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dover?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dover?
60,641 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dover have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Dover 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 →