Photo: Eric Fredericks from Rancho Cordova, California, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Idaho Falls has 24 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Ryder Park (0.7 mi). 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 595 acres are parks and preserves, 8.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #21 of 59 in Idaho State. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Idaho Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Idaho Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Idaho Falls is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #21 of 59 in Idaho State. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Idaho State towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Idaho Falls’ 3% is ahead of 69% of Idaho State towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ryder Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shamrock Park
All 30 parks & preserves
565 conserved acres
3% of Idaho Falls’ land. Who manages Idaho Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 23 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 44 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Butte Park Local Park | Town or city | 86 | Open |
| Tautphaus Park Local Park | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Russ Freeman Park Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Open |
| Idaho Department of Education State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 48 | Unknown |
| Ryder Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | Private owners | 32 | Open |
| Snake River Greenbelt Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Sunnyside Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
86 places to go in Idaho Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
72 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
5 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 2 community gardens without a name on the map.
3 lakes & rivers
51 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.
23 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
11 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Idaho Falls: May, June, August 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 85 | 75 | 59 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 1.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Idaho Falls →
Idaho Falls and its neighbors
Idaho Falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Falls | 3% | 0.9 | 9 | 87% | B+ |
| Ammon | 1% | 0.5 | 4 | 75% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Idaho Falls
Where can I hike in Idaho Falls?
The longest trail networks: Ryder Park, 0.7 miles; Tautphaus Park, 0.3 miles; Shamrock Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Idaho Falls is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Idaho State town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Idaho Falls’ trails?
Ryder Park and Tautphaus Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Idaho Falls?
51 miles of bike routes are on the map: 13 of painted or protected lanes, 31 of off-road paths and 7.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Idaho Falls?
13,040 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Idaho Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 619 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Idaho Falls have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #21 of 59 in Idaho State. 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 Idaho Falls 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 →