List of Idaho state parks

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
Map of State Parks of Idaho
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State parks and trails

NameCountySize[1]
(acreage or length)
Elevation[1]
(range, when available)
Estab-
lished[2]
ImageRemarks[1]
Ashton to Tetonia TrailFremont, Teton29.6 mi47.6 km5,277–6,064 ft1,608–1,848 m2010Follows the abandoned railroad grade of the Teton Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Bear Lake State ParkBear Lake966 acres391 ha5,900 ft1,800 m1969
Comprises two properties on the shore of Bear Lake.
Bruneau Dunes State ParkOwyhee4,800 acres1,900 ha2,470 ft750 m1967
Showcases dunes rising up to 470 feet (140 m) above several small lakes.
Castle Rocks State ParkCassia1,692 acres685 ha5,620 ft1,710 m2003
Features granite spires and an early-20th century ranch at the base of Cache Peak.
City of Rocks National ReserveCassia14,407 acres5,830 ha5,720 ft1,740 m1988
Showcases granite spires and monoliths popular for rock climbing.
Coeur d'Alene Parkway State ParkKootenai5.7 mi9.2 km2,187 ft667 mProvides a walking and bicycling path along the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, as the east end of the North Idaho Centennial Trail.
Dworshak State ParkClearwater850 acres340 ha1,600 ft490 m1989
Comprises three properties on the shore of the reservoir created by the Dworshak Dam.
Eagle Island State ParkAda545 acres221 ha2,724 ft830 m1983
Features day-use recreational facilities, including a swimming beach and water slide, near Boise.
Farragut State ParkKootenai4,000 acres1,600 ha2,054 ft626 m1966
Features recreational facilities on Lake Pend Oreille at the site of a former U.S. Navy training base.
Harriman State ParkFremont11,000 acres4,500 ha6,120 ft1,870 m1977Preserves expansive wildlife habitat, a historic ranch, and fly fishing in Henrys Fork within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Hells Gate State ParkIdaho960 acres390 ha733 ft223 m1973
Contains the mouth of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America.
Henrys Lake State ParkFremont585 acres237 ha6,470 ft1,970 m1973
Adjoins Henrys Lake 15 miles (24 km) west of Yellowstone National Park.
Heyburn State ParkBenewah8,106 acres3,280 ha2,128 ft649 m1908
Preserves three lakes in the oldest state park in the Pacific Northwest.
Lake Cascade State ParkValley500 acres200 ha4,828 ft1,472 m1999
Comprises properties dispersed around Lake Cascade's 86 miles (138 km) of shoreline.
Lake Walcott State ParkMinidoka65 acres26 ha4,700 ft1,400 m1999
Provides water recreation at the northwest end of Lake Walcott.
Land of the Yankee Fork State ParkCuster521 acres211 ha5,001–6,500 ft1,524–1,981 m1990
Interprets Idaho's frontier mining history, including the ghost towns of Bayhorse, Bonanza, and Custer.
Lucky Peak State ParkAda240 acres97 ha[3]2,750 ft840 m1956
Comprises three day-use areas east of Boise on Lucky Peak Lake and the Boise River.
Massacre Rocks State ParkPower990 acres400 ha4,400 ft1,300 m1967
Preserves a boulder field on the Snake River where emigrants on the Oregon and California Trails feared ambush by Native Americans.
McCroskey State ParkBenewah,
Latah
5,300 acres2,100 ha3,039–4,324 ft926–1,318 m1955
Offers a scenic drive along a ridge overlooking the Palouse.
Old Mission State ParkKootenai18 acres7.3 ha2,200 ft670 m1975
Interprets the oldest standing building in Idaho, finished in 1853 as a Jesuit mission to the Coeur d'Alene people.
Ponderosa State ParkValley1,515 acres613 ha5,050 ft1,540 m1973
Preserves a peninsula jutting into Payette Lake.
Priest Lake State ParkBonner755 acres306 ha2,440 ft740 m1973Comprises three units around Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains.
Round Lake State ParkBonner142 acres57 ha2,122 ft647 m1965
Surrounds a 58-acre (23 ha) lake.
Thousand Springs State ParkGooding1,500 acres610 ha2,800 ft850 m2005
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 ParkElmore613 acres248 ha2,484 ft757 m1968
Interprets the site of a ford over the Snake River on the Oregon Trail,
Trail of the Coeur d'AlenesBenewah,
Kootenai,
Shoshone
73 mi117 km2,200–3,280 ft670–1,000 m2004
Comprises a 73-mile (117 km) paved rail trail across the Idaho Panhandle.
Winchester Lake State ParkLewis418 acres169 ha3,900 ft1,200 m1969Surrounds a 104-acre (42 ha) lake known for its rainbow trout fishing.

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