Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
41 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jeremy Reeder · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Kuna
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Kuna
26 miles of mapped trail cross Kuna, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (1.3 mi). 136 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #26 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
294 acres · of 26.1 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
136 ac
5.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
11 mi
5.2 mi lanes · 5.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kuna?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kuna have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kuna is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #26 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kuna’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (136 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · ID 87% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)Ahead of 57%
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Kuna’s 2% is ahead of 47% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 64% 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 Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Arbor Ridge Park
Managed by City of Kuna
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Nicholson Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 16 parks & preserves
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area41 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Bureau of Land Management
Greenbelt Park20 acres
DirectionsArbor Ridge Park8 acres · City of Kuna
Nicholson Park8 acres
Winchester Park7 acres
Sadie Creek Park4 acres
Heritage Farms Park3 acres
DirectionsChapparosa Ridge Park3 acres · Chapparosa Ridge Sub HOA Inc
Bernie Fisher Park3 acres
DirectionsWild Meadows Commons3 acres
Chapparosa Trail2 acres
Chaparossa Park2 acres
Crimson Point Park2 acres
Parkway Pedestrian Access2 acres
Birds of Prey Park1 acres
Common/HOA Park Area1 acres · Chapparosa Ridge Sub HOA Inc
Who protects it
294 conserved acres
2% of Kuna’s land. Who manages Kuna’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management104 ac
Town or city97 ac
State Department of Land93 ac
Other state land1 ac
National Public Lands · 104 acLocal Park · 89 acState Resource Management Area · 82 acUnknown Easement · 11 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 27 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Rivers Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 104 | Open |
| Idaho Department of Lands State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 82 | Closed |
| Crimson Point Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Greenbelt Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Nicholson Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Arbor Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Winchester Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Discovery Creek Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Green Belt East Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Well 5 Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Kuna
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kuna
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
11 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.3 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
12Tennis
10Pickleball
8Baseball
4Basketball
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Kuna: 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 82 | 92 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kuna →
Next door
Kuna and its neighbors
Kuna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuna | 2% | 1.0 | 5 | 96% | B |
| Meridian | 2% | 0.6 | 6 | 97% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kuna
Where can I hike in Kuna?
The longest trail networks: Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kuna is conserved land?
2% 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 Kuna’s trails?
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area and Greenbelt Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kuna?
11 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of painted or protected lanes, 5.3 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Kuna?
38,273 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kuna or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 223 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kuna have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 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 Kuna 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 →