Park Statistics

Parks & Facilities 1,930 acres
Open Space 4,318 acres
Park Sites 104
Cemeteries 3
Dog Off-Leash Area 3
Foothill trails 125 miles (29 miles in the Shafer Butte area, remaining are located in lower foothills.
Greenbelt Pathways 22 miles
Rights-of-Way 82 acres at 27 sites

Courts, Fields & Playgrounds:

• 32 Pre-School Age Playgrounds
• 28 School Age Playgrounds
• 13 Combination Age Playgrounds
• 24.5 Outdoor Basketball Courts
• 81 Tennis Courts within 26 sites
• 8 Volleyball Courts (2 indoors)
• 16 Football Fields (Multi-use)
• 15 Softball Fields
• 6 Outdoor Swimming Pools and the City/YMCA Aquatic Center
• 35 Youth Baseball Fields
• 48 Soccer Fields (Multi-use)
• 3 Lacrosse Fields (Multi-use)
• 1 Cricket Field
• 2 Pickleball Courts at 1 site
• 1 Archery Range
• 6 Bocce Courts at 3 sites

Horticulture, Greenbelt & Right-of-Way Services:

• 62 sites (53 parks, 7 rights-of-way, 1 reserve area, and portions of the Greenbelt) utilizing Maxicom system (computerized irrigation control)
• 19,376 bedding plants
• 30,142 shrubs
• 83 pump and well systems
• 1/2 acre Rose Garden of 2,600 plants with 300 varieties

Custodial Services:

• 57 permanent restroom facilities at 48 sites
• 12 permanent restroom facilities open year round
• 16 portable restrooms located throughout parks year round
• 800+ 33 gallon trash cans with lids

Cemetery Services:

• Maintains 68 acres of cemeteries
• 41,500 graves total in three sites
• Average 130 services per year
• Oldest grave 1860's

Forestry Statistics:

• Total of 44,365 public trees maintained
• 23,262 street trees (on public rights-of way)
• 21,103 trees in parks, including the Greenbelt
• 179  distinct tree species
• 626 adopted/memorial trees in parks
• Tree steward Program in FY10 worked 386 hours valued at $5,956 pruning 1,087 trees in Parks and on Rights-of-Way
• Estimated replacement value of the trees is $128,448,356
• Laura Moore Cunningham Arboretum growing 1,100 trees for planting in Parks and on Rights-of-Way
• Trees Pruned = 1,846
• Tree Removals = 421
• Stump Removals = 354
• Trees Planted = 612
• Emergency Responses = 730

Recreation Services:

• Idaho IceWorld
• Fort Boise Community Center
• 4 neighborhood community centers
• 18 Hole Warm Springs Golf Course
• AdVenture Recreation program for people with disabilities
• 18 hole Disc Golf Course
• 3 skate parks
• 1 BMX park
• 28 horseshoe pits at 6 sites

Miscellaneous Facilities:

• Boise Depot
• O'Farrell Cabin historic structure
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial
• Zoo Boise

As of 03/22/2012