Arthur Kelly Park
Park
61 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Soda Springs
Soda Springs has 16 miles of mapped trails, 3.5 for every square mile of land
252 acres are parks and preserves, 80 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Arthur Kelly Park (1.2 mi). 9% of Soda Springs’ land is conserved, about 264 acres.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #1 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
264 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
3.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
252 ac
80 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Soda Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Soda Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Soda Springs is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #1 of 59 in Idaho. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Soda Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails3.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land80 acres of park per 1,000 residents (252 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · ID 87% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)#1 of 59
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Soda Springs’ 9% is ahead of 95% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 98% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Arthur Kelly Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Octagon Spring Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
264 conserved acres
9% of Soda Springs’ land. Who manages Soda Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city245 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits15 ac
U.S. Forest Service4 ac
Local Park · 245 acConservation Easement · 15 acNational Forest · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Parkl Local Park | Town or city | 231 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Caribou National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
| Octagon Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Geyser Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Soda Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Soda Springs
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
North 700th Street East0.3 mi
Commercial Place0.2 mi
East Industrial Place0.1 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
2Tennis
2Basketball
2Baseball
2Softball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Soda Springs: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 85 | 84 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Soda Springs →
Questions about parks and trails in Soda Springs
Where can I hike in Soda Springs?
The longest trail networks: Arthur Kelly Park, 1.2 miles; Geyser Park, 0.2 miles; Octagon Spring Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Soda Springs is conserved land?
9% 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 Soda Springs’ trails?
Arthur Kelly Park and Corrigan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Soda Springs?
52,011 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Soda Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 257 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Soda Springs have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #1 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 Soda Springs 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 →