Hunters Creek Sports Complex
Managed by City of Star
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Star Camp · Photo: Tamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Star
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Star
14 miles of mapped trail cross Star, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Hunters Creek Sports Complex (0.5 mi). 65 acres are parks and preserves, 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #30 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
43 acres · of 11.8 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
4.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.2 mi lanes · 0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Star?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Star have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Star is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #30 of 59 in Idaho. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Star’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13CParks close to home95% 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 55%
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Idaho towns of 2,500+ (59)Ahead of 50%
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Star’s 1% is ahead of 12% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Hunters Creek Sports Complex, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
1% of Star’s land. Who manages Star’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
State Department of Land14 ac
Bureau of Land Management5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 15 acUnknown Easement · 14 acLocal Park · 11 acNational Public Lands · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Creek Sport Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Four Rivers Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5 | Open |
| River Park And Walking Path Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Blake Haven Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Westpointe Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Star
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Star
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Star
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Star
Waggin' Tails Dog Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Star
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.0 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 1.3 mi
Star River Walk1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
9Soccer
8Tennis
5Basketball
2Pickleball
2Baseball
1Skate park
1Football
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).
Star CampBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Star: April to June and 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) | 39 | 47 | 58 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 93 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 1.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Star →
Next door
Star and its neighbors
Star has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | 1% | 1.2 | 4 | 95% | B |
| Eagle | 11% | 2.0 | 22 | 82% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Star
Where can I hike in Star?
The longest trail networks: Hunters Creek Sports Complex, 0.5 miles; Blake Haven Park, 0.2 miles; Star Riverwalk Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Star 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 Star’s trails?
Hunters Creek Sports Complex and Blake Haven Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Star?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes, 0.4 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Star?
15,061 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Star or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Star have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #30 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 Star 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 →