Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.095% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Rexburg
9.3 miles of mapped trail cross Rexburg, 0.9 per square mile of land. 91 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #36 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rexburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rexburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rexburg is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #36 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rexburg’s 1% is ahead of 17% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% 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 Rexburg Nature Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 9 parks & preserves
60 conserved acres
1% of Rexburg’s land. Who manages Rexburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Smith Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Porter Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Idaho Military Division State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 4 | Unknown |
| Evergreen Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hidden Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Park Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
31 places to go in Rexburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 named trails
15 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Rexburg: 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.
| 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) | 28 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 73 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 1.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rexburg →
Rexburg and its neighbors
Rexburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rexburg | 1% | 0.9 | 2 | 95% | B− |
| Sugar City | 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 99% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rexburg
Where can I hike in Rexburg?
The longest trail networks: Rexburg Nature Park, 0.4 miles; Porter Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rexburg is conserved land?
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 Rexburg’s trails?
Rexburg Nature Park and Smith Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rexburg?
15 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.6 of painted or protected lanes and 9.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rexburg?
9,321 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rexburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 91 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rexburg have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #36 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 Rexburg 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 →