Riverside Park
Park
6 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Quasipalm · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Heyburn
Heyburn has 70 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Heyburn, 0.8 per square mile of land. 4% of Heyburn’s land is conserved, about 64 acres. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #16 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
64 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Heyburn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Heyburn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Heyburn is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #16 of 59 in Idaho. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Heyburn’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13BParks close to home69% 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 69%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)Ahead of 74%
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Heyburn’s 4% is ahead of 74% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Riverside Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
4% of Heyburn’s land. Who manages Heyburn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife55 ac
Town or city6 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
State Department of Land1 ac
State Recreation Area · 55 acLocal Park · 4 acNational Public Lands · 2 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponderosa Pond Access Site State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 55 | Open |
| Lawn Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Burley Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Heyburn: 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) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 87 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Heyburn →
Next door
Heyburn and its neighbors
Heyburn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyburn | 4% | 0.8 | 19 | 69% | B+ |
| Burley | 2% | 0.3 | 8 | 70% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Heyburn
Where can I hike in Heyburn?
The longest trail networks: Riverside Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Heyburn is conserved land?
4% 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 Heyburn’s trails?
Riverside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Heyburn?
7,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Heyburn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Heyburn have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 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 Heyburn 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 →