Smith Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sugar City
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Sugar City
1% of Sugar City’s land is conserved, about 19 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Sugar City, 0.1 per square mile of land. 28 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
19 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Sugar City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sugar City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sugar City is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sugar City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ID town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · ID 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · ID 6 · U.S. 13B−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 50%
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Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Sugar City’s 1% is ahead of 20% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lyle H. Moon Mayor's Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
1% of Sugar City’s land. Who manages Sugar City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city19 ac
Local Park · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lyle H. Moon Mayor'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Sugar City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sugar City
Heritage Park PlaygroundIn Heritage Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
5Baseball
1Skate park
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sugar City: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 84 | 74 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
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 Sugar City →
Next door
Sugar City and its neighbors
Sugar City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar City | 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 99% | B− |
| Rexburg | 1% | 0.9 | 2 | 95% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sugar City
How much of Sugar City 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 Sugar City’s trails?
Smith Park and Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sugar City?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sugar City?
9,315 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sugar City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sugar City have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Sugar City 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 →