List of Idaho state parks

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:State parks of Idaho map Template:Clear left 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

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State parks

Name County Size<ref name="Respective"/>
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acre ha feet meters
Bear Lake State Park Bear Lake Template:Convert Template:Convert 1969
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Comprises two properties on the shore of Bear Lake.
Bruneau Dunes State Park Owyhee Template:Convert Template:Convert 1967
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Showcases dunes rising up to Template:Convert above several small lakes.
Castle Rocks State Park Cassia Template:Convert Template:Convert 2003
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Features granite spires and an early-20th century ranch at the base of Cache Peak.
City of Rocks National Reserve Cassia Template:Convert Template:Convert 1988
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Showcases granite spires and monoliths popular for rock climbing.
Dworshak State Park Clearwater Template:Convert Template:Convert 1989
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Comprises three properties on the shore of the reservoir created by the Dworshak Dam.
Eagle Island State Park Ada Template:Convert Template:Convert 1983
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Features day-use recreational facilities, including a swimming beach and water slide, near Boise.
Farragut State Park Kootenai Template:Convert Template:Convert 1966
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Features recreational facilities on Lake Pend Oreille at the site of a former U.S. Navy training base.
Harriman State Park Fremont Template:Convert Template:Convert 1977 Preserves expansive wildlife habitat, a historic ranch, and fly fishing in Henrys Fork within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Hells Gate State Park Idaho Template:Convert Template:Convert 1973
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Contains the mouth of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America.
Henrys Lake State Park Fremont Template:Convert Template:Convert 1973
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Adjoins Henrys Lake Template:Convert west of Yellowstone National Park.
Heyburn State Park Benewah Template:Convert Template:Convert 1908
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Preserves three lakes in the oldest state park in the Pacific Northwest.
Lake Cascade State Park Valley Template:Convert Template:Convert 1999
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Comprises properties dispersed around Lake Cascade's Template:Convert of shoreline.
Lake Walcott State Park Minidoka Template:Convert Template:Convert 1999
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Provides water recreation at the northwest end of Lake Walcott.
Land of the Yankee Fork State Park Custer Template:Convert Template:Convert 1990
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Interprets Idaho's frontier mining history, including the ghost towns of Bayhorse, Bonanza, and Custer.
Lucky Peak State Park Ada Template:Convert<ref name=fastfacts/> Template:Convert 1956
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Comprises three day-use areas east of Boise on Lucky Peak Lake and the Boise River.
Massacre Rocks State Park Power Template:Convert Template:Convert 1967
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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
Template:Convert Template:Convert 1955
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Offers a scenic drive along a ridge overlooking the Palouse.
Old Mission State Park Kootenai Template:Convert Template:Convert 1975
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Interprets the oldest standing building in Idaho, finished in 1853 as a Jesuit mission to the Coeur d'Alene people.
Ponderosa State Park Valley Template:Convert Template:Convert 1973
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Preserves a peninsula jutting into Payette Lake.
Priest Lake State Park Bonner Template:Convert Template:Convert 1973 Comprises three units around Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains.
Round Lake State Park Bonner Template:Convert Template:Convert 1965
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Surrounds a Template:Convert lake.
Thousand Springs State Park Gooding Template:Convert Template:Convert 2005
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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 Template:Convert Template:Convert 1968
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Interprets the site of a ford over the Snake River on the Oregon Trail,
Winchester Lake State Park Lewis Template:Convert Template:Convert 1969 Surrounds a Template:Convert lake known for its rainbow trout fishing.

State trails

Name County Length<ref name="Respective"/> Elevation<ref name="Respective"/> Estab-
lished<ref name=history/>
Image Remarks<ref name="Respective"/>
mi km feet meters
Ashton to Tetonia Trail Fremont, Teton Template:Convert Template:Convert 2010 Follows the abandoned railroad grade of the Teton Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park Kootenai Template:Convert Template:Convert 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
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Comprises a Template:Convert paved rail trail across the Idaho Panhandle.

See also

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References

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