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Outdoors in Spencer

Few parks or trails are on the map in Spencer

18% of Spencer’s land is conserved, about 132 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Spencer, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
132 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

132 conserved acres

18% of Spencer’s land. Who manages Spencer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service132 ac
National Forest · 132 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Targhee National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service132Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Spencer Rock HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Spencer: 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)273141516271828070543827
Rain (in)1.00.91.01.42.21.90.90.81.21.30.91.2

August is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 2.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Spencer →

Questions about parks and trails in Spencer

Is there public land near Spencer?

141,384 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spencer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 172 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spencer 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 →