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Outdoors in Smelterville

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Smelterville’s land is conserved, about 14 acres. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
5%
14 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
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
Who protects it

14 conserved acres

5% of Smelterville’s land. Who manages Smelterville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks12 ac
Town or city1 ac
State Recreation Area · 12 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes
State Recreation Area
State parks12Open
Main Street Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Biking & sports

1.2 miles of bike routes

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

1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Smelterville: 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)8.810.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.79.28.5
High (°F)364049576774848373574235
Rain (in)4.23.13.52.62.62.40.90.91.32.94.24.0

August is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Smelterville →

Next door

Smelterville and its neighbors

Smelterville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Smelterville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kellogg2%3.61699%+A−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Smelterville

Where can I bike in Smelterville?

1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Smelterville?

113,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Smelterville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Smelterville neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →