Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainMalad City has 31 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Malad City Park (1 mi). 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Malad City, 0.7 per square mile of land. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Malad City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Malad City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Malad City is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Malad City’s under 1% is ahead of 3% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% 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 Malad City Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
2 places to go in Malad City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Malad City: May, 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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 87 | 77 | 62 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Malad City →
Questions about parks and trails in Malad City
Where can I hike in Malad City?
The longest trail networks: Malad City Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Malad City 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.
Are dogs allowed on Malad City’s trails?
Malad City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Malad City?
42,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Malad City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Malad City have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Malad City 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 →