Emmett City Park
Park
13 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Emmett
Emmett has 26 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Emmett’s land is conserved, about 26 acres. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Emmett, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #48 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
26 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
26 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Emmett?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Emmett have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Emmett is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #48 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Emmett’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (26 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home78% 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 37%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)Ahead of 19%
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Emmett’s 1% is ahead of 31% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Emmett. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
The longest trail network is Emmett City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
1% of Emmett’s land. Who manages Emmett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Local Park · 16 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett City Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Hoppell Field Recreation Facility Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Blaser Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Emmett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Emmett
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Payette Riverwalk Trail0.1 mi
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
5Baseball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 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.
Catholic Church of the Sacred HeartBuilding · listed 1980
About itEmmett Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About itFirst Baptist Church of EmmettBuilding · listed 1980
About itSt. Mary's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About itMethodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About itF. T. Bliss HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itGem County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itOregon Short Line Railway DepotBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Emmett: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 82 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 2.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Emmett →
Questions about parks and trails in Emmett
Where can I hike in Emmett?
The longest trail networks: Emmett City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Emmett is conserved land?
1% 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 Emmett’s trails?
Emmett City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Emmett?
40,571 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Emmett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Emmett have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 Emmett 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 →