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Hotel RietmannHotel Rietmann · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Troy

Few parks or trails are on the map in Troy

1% of Troy’s land is conserved, about 7 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Troy, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 City Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

City Park

Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

7 conserved acres

1% of Troy’s land. Who manages Troy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State Department of Land7 ac
State Resource Management Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Idaho Department of Lands
State Resource Management Area
State Department of Land7Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Troy

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Troy

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

1.7 miles of bike routes

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

1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

6 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Hotel RietmannBuilding · listed 2001
About it
Troy Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2010
About it
Axel Bohman HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About it
Troy HospitalBuilding · listed 2011
About it
Ole Bohman HouseBuilding · listed 2013
About it
Harry and Fern Campbell HouseBuilding · listed 2018
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Troy: 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)384250576672848475594537
Rain (in)3.93.23.12.72.61.90.70.61.02.44.04.2

August is the driest month (0.6 in) and the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Troy →

Questions about parks and trails in Troy

Where can I hike in Troy?

The longest trail networks: City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Troy’s trails?

City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Troy?

1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Troy?

895 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Troy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Troy 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 →