Wendell has 16 acres of parks, 5.2 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Wendell, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Wendell’s land is conserved, about 16 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #50 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wendell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wendell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wendell is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #50 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Wendell’s 2% is ahead of 45% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 9% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
16 conserved acres
2% of Wendell’s land. Who manages Wendell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcginnis Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Wendell City Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Jim Prince Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in Wendell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Wendell: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 90 | 80 | 65 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
July is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 1.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wendell →
Questions about parks and trails in Wendell
How much of Wendell is conserved land?
2% 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 Wendell’s trails?
McGinnis Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wendell?
51,394 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wendell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wendell have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #50 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 Wendell neighbors.
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 →