Schubert Theatre · Photo: publichall · CC BY-SA 3.0Gooding has 3 acres of parks, 0.9 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Gooding, 1.0 per square mile of land. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Gooding’s land is conserved, about 45 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #28 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Gooding?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Gooding have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Gooding is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #28 of 59 in Idaho. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Gooding’s 5% is ahead of 81% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 62% of them.
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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45 conserved acres
5% of Gooding’s land. Who manages Gooding’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 4 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 34 | Unknown |
| Idaho Department of Health and Welfare State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 4 | Unknown |
| Idaho Military Division State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 4 | Unknown |
| East Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Idaho Department of Transportation State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 1 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Gooding
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Gooding: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 42 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 81 | 92 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Gooding →
Questions about parks and trails in Gooding
How much of Gooding is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Gooding?
123,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gooding or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Gooding have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #28 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 Gooding 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 →