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Map of State Parks of Idaho
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This is a list of Idaho's 27 state parks managed by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation. In Idaho state code, there are 30 state parks listed, including Mowry State Park, Veteran's State Park, and Glade Creek. While these three remain state property, they are managed by entities other than the state of Idaho:

  • Veterans Park in Boise is managed by the City of Boise Parks Department
  • Mowry State Park on Lake Coeur d'Alene is managed by Kootenai Parks and Waterways
  • Glade Creek near Lolo Pass is managed by the U.S. Forest Service

State parks

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Name County Size[1]
 Elevation[1] Estab-
lished[2] 		Image Remarks[1]
acre ha feet meters
Bear Lake State Park Bear Lake 966 391 5,900 1,800 1969
Comprises two properties on the shore of Bear Lake.
Bruneau Dunes State Park Owyhee 4,800 1,900 2,470 750 1967
Showcases dunes rising up to 470 feet (140 m) above several small lakes.
Castle Rocks State Park Cassia 1,692 685 5,620 1,710 2003
Features granite spires and an early-20th century ranch at the base of Cache Peak.
City of Rocks National Reserve Cassia 14,407 5,830 5,720 1,740 1988
Showcases granite spires and monoliths popular for rock climbing.
Dworshak State Park Clearwater 850 340 1,600 490 1989
Comprises three properties on the shore of the reservoir created by the Dworshak Dam.
Eagle Island State Park Ada 545 221 2,724 830 1983
Features day-use recreational facilities, including a swimming beach and water slide, near Boise.
Farragut State Park Kootenai 4,000 1,600 2,054 626 1966
Features recreational facilities on Lake Pend Oreille at the site of a former U.S. Navy training base.
Harriman State Park Fremont 11,000 4,500 6,120 1,870 1977 Preserves expansive wildlife habitat, a historic ranch, and fly fishing in Henrys Fork within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Hells Gate State Park Idaho 960 390 733 223 1973
Contains the mouth of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America.
Henrys Lake State Park Fremont 585 237 6,470 1,970 1973
Adjoins Henrys Lake 15 miles (24 km) west of Yellowstone National Park.
Heyburn State Park Benewah 8,106 3,280 2,128 649 1908
Preserves three lakes in the oldest state park in the Pacific Northwest.
Lake Cascade State Park Valley 500 200 4,828 1,472 1999
Comprises properties dispersed around Lake Cascade's 86 miles (138 km) of shoreline.
Lake Walcott State Park Minidoka 65 26 4,700 1,400 1999
Provides water recreation at the northwest end of Lake Walcott.
Land of the Yankee Fork State Park Custer 521 211 5,001–6,500 1,524–1,981 1990
Interprets Idaho's frontier mining history, including the ghost towns of Bayhorse, Bonanza, and Custer.
Lucky Peak State Park Ada 240 97[3] 2,750 840 1956
Comprises three day-use areas east of Boise on Lucky Peak Lake and the Boise River.
Massacre Rocks State Park Power 990 400 4,400 1,300 1967
Preserves a boulder field on the Snake River where emigrants on the Oregon and California Trails feared ambush by Native Americans.
McCroskey State Park Benewah,
Latah		 5,300 2,100 3,039–4,324 926–1,318 1955
Offers a scenic drive along a ridge overlooking the Palouse.
Old Mission State Park Kootenai 18 7.3 2,200 670 1975
Interprets the oldest standing building in Idaho, finished in 1853 as a Jesuit mission to the Coeur d'Alene people.
Ponderosa State Park Valley 1,515 613 5,050 1,540 1973
Preserves a peninsula jutting into Payette Lake.
Priest Lake State Park Bonner 755 306 2,440 740 1973 Comprises three units around Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains.
Round Lake State Park Bonner 142 57 2,122 647 1965
Surrounds a 58-acre (23 ha) lake.
Thousand Springs State Park Gooding 1,500 610 2,800 850 2005
Comprises multiple units in the Hagerman Valley where numerous springs charged by the Snake River Aquifer flow out of the eastern valley wall.
Three Island Crossing State Park Elmore 613 248 2,484 757 1968
Interprets the site of a ford over the Snake River on the Oregon Trail,
Winchester Lake State Park Lewis 418 169 3,900 1,200 1969 Surrounds a 104-acre (42 ha) lake known for its rainbow trout fishing.

State trails

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Name County Length[1] Elevation[1] Estab-
lished[2] 		Image Remarks[1]
mi km feet meters
Ashton to Tetonia Trail Fremont, Teton 29.6 47.6 5,277–6,064 1,608–1,848 2010 Follows the abandoned railroad grade of the Teton Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park Kootenai 5.7 9.2 2,187 667 Provides a walking and bicycling path along the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, as the east end of the North Idaho Centennial Trail.
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes Benewah,
Kootenai,
Shoshone		 73 117 2,200–3,280 670–1,000 2004
Comprises a 73-mile (117 km) paved rail trail across the Idaho Panhandle.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f All data come from the respective Idaho state park's webpage unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ a b "History: State Lands in Idaho". Idaho Museum of Natural History. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Idaho State Parks Fast Facts" (PDF). Lesson 6: State Park By Design. Idaho Parks and Recreation. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
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