South Park
Managed by City of Rigby
19 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jefferson County Courthouse · Photo: UltraSparky · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rigby
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Rigby
1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Rigby, 0.7 per square mile of land. 2% of Rigby’s land is conserved, about 34 acres. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #19 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
34 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
9.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Rigby?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rigby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rigby is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #19 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rigby’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land9.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (49 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home99% 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 67%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)Ahead of 69%
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Rigby’s 2% is ahead of 57% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% 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 South Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jefferson County Fairgrouds
Managed by Jefferson County
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Cordon Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
South Park19 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Rigby
Jefferson County Fairgrouds7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Jefferson County
Rigby City Park8 acres · City of Rigby
DirectionsCordon Park7 acres
Foster Memorial Park3 acres · Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Pioneer Park2 acres
Veterans Memorial Park1 acres · Jefferson County
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
2% of Rigby’s land. Who manages Rigby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Other state land9 ac
State Department of Land1 ac
Local Park · 26 acState Other or Unknown · 9 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Idaho Military Division State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 9 | Unknown |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Rigby
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rigby
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Rodeo0.7 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Skate park
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Jefferson County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Rigby: 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) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 84 | 74 | 59 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 1.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rigby →
Questions about parks and trails in Rigby
Where can I hike in Rigby?
The longest trail networks: South Park, 0.4 miles; Jefferson County Fairgrouds, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rigby 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 Rigby’s trails?
South Park and Rigby City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rigby?
9,052 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rigby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 49 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rigby have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #19 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 Rigby 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 →