List of Idaho state parks

This is a list of Idaho state parks managed by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

Map of State Parks of Idaho
Hold cursor over locations to display park name; click to go to park article.

State parks and trails
Name County Size[1]
(acreage or length)		 Elevation[1]
(range, when available)		 Estab-
lished[2]		 Image Remarks[1]
Ashton to Tetonia TrailFremont, Teton29.6 mi 47.6 km5,277–6,064 ft 1,608–1,848 m2010Follows the abandoned railroad grade of the Teton Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Bear Lake State ParkBear Lake966 acres 391 ha5,900 ft 1,800 m1969
Comprises two properties on the shore of Bear Lake.
Bruneau Dunes State ParkOwyhee4,800 acres 1,900 ha2,470 ft 750 m1967
Showcases dunes rising up to 470 feet (140 m) above several small lakes.
Castle Rocks State ParkCassia1,692 acres 685 ha5,620 ft 1,710 m2003
Features granite spires and an early-20th century ranch at the base of Cache Peak.
City of Rocks National ReserveCassia14,407 acres 5,830 ha5,720 ft 1,740 m1988
Showcases granite spires and monoliths popular for rock climbing.
Coeur d'Alene Parkway State ParkKootenai5.7 mi 9.2 km2,187 ft 667 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 acres 340 ha1,600 ft 490 m1989
Comprises three properties on the shore of the reservoir created by the Dworshak Dam.
Eagle Island State ParkAda545 acres 221 ha2,724 ft 830 m1983
Features day-use recreational facilities, including a swimming beach and water slide, near Boise.
Farragut State ParkKootenai4,000 acres 1,600 ha2,054 ft 626 m1966
Features recreational facilities on Lake Pend Oreille at the site of a former U.S. Navy training base.
Harriman State ParkFremont11,000 acres 4,500 ha6,120 ft 1,870 m1977Preserves expansive wildlife habitat, a historic ranch, and fly fishing in Henrys Fork within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Hells Gate State ParkIdaho960 acres 390 ha733 ft 223 m1973
Contains the mouth of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America.
Henrys Lake State ParkFremont585 acres 237 ha6,470 ft 1,970 m1973
Adjoins Henrys Lake 15 miles (24 km) west of Yellowstone National Park.
Heyburn State ParkBenewah8,106 acres 3,280 ha2,128 ft 649 m1908
Preserves three lakes in the oldest state park in the Pacific Northwest.
Lake Cascade State ParkValley500 acres 200 ha4,828 ft 1,472 m1999
Comprises properties dispersed around Lake Cascade's 86 miles (138 km) of shoreline.
Lake Walcott State ParkMinidoka65 acres 26 ha4,700 ft 1,400 m1999
Provides water recreation at the northwest end of Lake Walcott.
Land of the Yankee Fork State ParkCuster521 acres 211 ha5,001–6,500 ft 1,524–1,981 m1990
Interprets Idaho's frontier mining history, including the ghost towns of Bayhorse, Bonanza, and Custer.
Lucky Peak State ParkAda240 acres 97 ha[3]2,750 ft 840 m1956
Comprises three day-use areas east of Boise on Lucky Peak Lake and the Boise River.
Massacre Rocks State ParkPower990 acres 400 ha4,400 ft 1,300 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 acres 2,100 ha3,039–4,324 ft 926–1,318 m1955
Offers a scenic drive along a ridge overlooking the Palouse.
Old Mission State ParkKootenai18 acres 7.3 ha2,200 ft 670 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 acres 613 ha5,050 ft 1,540 m1973
Preserves a peninsula jutting into Payette Lake.
Priest Lake State ParkBonner755 acres 306 ha2,440 ft 740 m1973Comprises three units around Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains.
Round Lake State ParkBonner142 acres 57 ha2,122 ft 647 m1965
Surrounds a 58-acre (23 ha) lake.
Thousand Springs State ParkGooding1,500 acres 610 ha2,800 ft 850 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 acres 248 ha2,484 ft 757 m1968
Interprets the site of a ford over the Snake River on the Oregon Trail,
Trail of the Coeur d'AlenesBenewah,
Kootenai,
Shoshone		73 mi 117 km2,200–3,280 ft 670–1,000 m2004
Comprises a 73-mile (117 km) paved rail trail across the Idaho Panhandle.
Winchester Lake State ParkLewis418 acres 169 ha3,900 ft 1,200 m1969Surrounds a 104-acre (42 ha) lake known for its rainbow trout fishing.

See also

References
  1. All data come from the respective Idaho state park's webpage unless otherwise noted.
  2. "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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