There are many recreational activities close at hand.
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Blackfoot community swimming pool is and indoor pool and is opened year round. It offers swimming lessons, water aerobics and scuba lessons.
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Blackfoot Golf Course has 18 holes and is rated among the top five courses in Idaho. The course is the site of several major state golf tournaments throughout the year.
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Jensen Grove is a wonderful place to spend a day. There is a beautiful grove of cottonwood trees to spend some time having a picnic in the shade, A disk golf course, a large picnic shelter for family reunions, business parties, or community events.
Playground equipment, a skate board park and an ice skating ring provides hours of fun and entertainment for the children.
A wonderful feature of Jensen Grove is the Jensen Lake which provides water for all types of summer fun, including swimming, water skiing, boating and jet skiing.
There is also a wonderful walking path around the lake for those who want to walk, bike or roller blade for exercise.
Blackfoot has several big activities throughout the year.
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Blackfoot Pride Days is held in June each year. Pride Days is a wonderful community celebration with fun activities for all ages. There are activities like a car show, a potato feed, golf tournament, craft fair, air show. This event usually last for 3 days and is packed with fun activities.
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In September Blackfoot Hosts the Eastern Idaho State Fair. The fair begins Labor Day weekend and more than 200,000 people attend each year. The fair offers horse racing, rodeos, a demolition derby, a tractor pull, and live entertainment by some of the hottest entertainers. There are exciting carnival rides, delicious foods, and local entertainers sharing their talents throughout the week.
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There are many community events held through the year as well, such as Winter fest, the Mayors Ball, An Easter egg hunt, a wonderful 4th of July celebration with fireworks, community players productions, Christmas Tree Fantasy, Community Live Nativity and much- much more.