List of Idaho state parks facts for kids

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 and trails

Name	County	Size (acreage or length)		Elevation (range, when available)		Estab- lished	Image	Remarks
Ashton to Tetonia Trail	Fremont, Teton	29.6 mi	47.6 km	5,277–6,064 ft	1,608–1,848 m	2010		Follows the abandoned railroad grade of the Teton Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad.
Bear Lake State Park	Bear Lake	966 acres	391 ha	5,900 ft	1,800 m	1969		Comprises two properties on the shore of Bear Lake.
Bruneau Dunes State Park	Owyhee	4,800 acres	1,900 ha	2,470 ft	750 m	1967		Showcases dunes rising up to 470 feet (140 m) above several small lakes.
Castle Rocks State Park	Cassia	1,692 acres	685 ha	5,620 ft	1,710 m	2003		Features granite spires and an early-20th century ranch at the base of Cache Peak.
City of Rocks National Reserve	Cassia	14,407 acres	5,830 ha	5,720 ft	1,740 m	1988		Showcases granite spires and monoliths popular for rock climbing.
Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park	Kootenai	5.7 mi	9.2 km	2,187 ft	667 m			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.
Dworshak State Park	Clearwater	850 acres	340 ha	1,600 ft	490 m	1989		Comprises three properties on the shore of the reservoir created by the Dworshak Dam.
Eagle Island State Park	Ada	545 acres	221 ha	2,724 ft	830 m	1983		Features day-use recreational facilities, including a swimming beach and water slide, near Boise.
Farragut State Park	Kootenai	4,000 acres	1,600 ha	2,054 ft	626 m	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 acres	4,500 ha	6,120 ft	1,870 m	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 acres	390 ha	733 ft	223 m	1973		Contains the mouth of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America.
Henrys Lake State Park	Fremont	585 acres	237 ha	6,470 ft	1,970 m	1973		Adjoins Henrys Lake 15 miles (24 km) west of Yellowstone National Park.
Heyburn State Park	Benewah	8,106 acres	3,280 ha	2,128 ft	649 m	1908		Preserves three lakes in the oldest state park in the Pacific Northwest.
Lake Cascade State Park	Valley	500 acres	200 ha	4,828 ft	1,472 m	1999		Comprises properties dispersed around Lake Cascade's 86 miles (138 km) of shoreline.
Lake Walcott State Park	Minidoka	65 acres	26 ha	4,700 ft	1,400 m	1999		Provides water recreation at the northwest end of Lake Walcott.
Land of the Yankee Fork State Park	Custer	521 acres	211 ha	5,001–6,500 ft	1,524–1,981 m	1990		Interprets Idaho's frontier mining history, including the ghost towns of Bayhorse, Bonanza, and Custer.
Lucky Peak State Park	Ada	240 acres	97 ha	2,750 ft	840 m	1956		Comprises three day-use areas east of Boise on Lucky Peak Lake and the Boise River.
Massacre Rocks State Park	Power	990 acres	400 ha	4,400 ft	1,300 m	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 acres	2,100 ha	3,039–4,324 ft	926–1,318 m	1955		Offers a scenic drive along a ridge overlooking the Palouse.
Old Mission State Park	Kootenai	18 acres	7.3 ha	2,200 ft	670 m	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 acres	613 ha	5,050 ft	1,540 m	1973		Preserves a peninsula jutting into Payette Lake.
Priest Lake State Park	Bonner	755 acres	306 ha	2,440 ft	740 m	1973		Comprises three units around Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains.
Round Lake State Park	Bonner	142 acres	57 ha	2,122 ft	647 m	1965		Surrounds a 58-acre (23 ha) lake.
Thousand Springs State Park	Gooding	1,500 acres	610 ha	2,800 ft	850 m	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 acres	248 ha	2,484 ft	757 m	1968		Interprets the site of a ford over the Snake River on the Oregon Trail,
Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes	Benewah, Kootenai, Shoshone	73 mi	117 km	2,200–3,280 ft	670–1,000 m	2004		Comprises a 73-mile (117 km) paved rail trail across the Idaho Panhandle.
Winchester Lake State Park	Lewis	418 acres	169 ha	3,900 ft	1,200 m	1969		Surrounds a 104-acre (42 ha) lake known for its rainbow trout fishing.

See also

• List of U.S. national parks
• National Parks in Idaho