Few parks or trails are on the map in Homedale
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Homedale, 0.1 per square mile of land. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #52 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
How much outdoors does Homedale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Homedale is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #52 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Homedale’s under 1% is ahead of 5% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% 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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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Homedale’s land. Who manages Homedale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homedale City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
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.
The best walking months in Homedale: 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) | 39 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 67 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Homedale →
Questions about parks and trails in Homedale
How much of Homedale is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Homedale?
54,779 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homedale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Homedale have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #52 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 Homedale 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 →