Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve
Managed by City of Boise
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
#85 Barn Owl
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Hidden Springs
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Hidden Springs
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Hidden Springs, 6.2 per square mile of land. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #14 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
22 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
6.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Hidden Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hidden Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hidden Springs is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #14 of 59 in Idaho. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hidden Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails6.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · ID 87% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)Ahead of 78%
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Hidden Springs’ 1% is ahead of 26% 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 B− 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
The longest trail network is Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
1% of Hidden Springs’ land. Who manages Hidden Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency11 ac
Town or city11 ac
Local Park · 15 acLocal Conservation Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Springs Elementary Local Park | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Hidden Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hidden Springs
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
25 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 13.8 miUnpaved · 13.8 mi
#22 Shady Grove Loop1.0 mi
#12 Dry Creek Loop1.0 mi
#71 Red Tail0.9 mi
#74 Chukar Butte0.9 mi
#26 Upper Ridge0.8 mi
#85 Barn Owl0.8 mi
#53 Inside Loop0.8 mi
#14 Humphrey's0.8 mi
#73 Bitterbrush0.7 mi
#19 Rabbit Brush0.7 mi
15 more trails
#21 Schick's
0.5 mi#23 South Currant Creek
0.4 mi#17 Orchard Trail
0.4 mi#20 Schick's Ridge Draw
0.4 mi#8 Andy's Gulch
0.4 mi#28 West Currant Creek
0.4 mi#24 South Trail
0.3 mi#72 Lookout Loop
0.3 mi#50 Barn Owl Access
0.3 mi#51 Bill's Connector
0.3 mi#9 Border Trail
0.2 mi#16 Meadowlark
0.2 mi#13 Homestead
0.2 mi#29 Wetlands
0.2 mi#10 Coyote Connector
0.2 miBiking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Schick-Ostolasa FarmsteadBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hidden Springs: 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 92 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 2.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hidden Springs →
Questions about parks and trails in Hidden Springs
Where can I hike in Hidden Springs?
The longest trail networks: Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hidden Springs 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 Hidden Springs’ trails?
Antelope Bitterbrush Reserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hidden Springs?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Hidden Springs?
49,019 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hidden Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hidden Springs have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #14 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 Hidden Springs 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 →