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Outdoors in Oldtown

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Oldtown

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Oldtown’s land is conserved, about 7 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Oldtown Rotary Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Idaho Department of Fish and Game
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

7 conserved acres

1% of Oldtown’s land. Who manages Oldtown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land5 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Unknown Easement · 5 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife2Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Oldtown

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Oldtown

2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Pend Oreille River Passage Trail1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.2 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Oldtown: May to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)333948566773838372564033
Rain (in)3.42.12.82.22.32.20.90.71.12.43.33.8

August is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Oldtown →

Questions about parks and trails in Oldtown

Are dogs allowed on Oldtown’s trails?

Oldtown Rotary Park and Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Oldtown?

0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Oldtown?

64,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oldtown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oldtown 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 →