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Three Island Crossing State Park
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
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Three Island Crossing State Park is located in Idaho
Three Island Crossing State Park
Three Island Crossing State Park
Location in Idaho
Three Island Crossing State Park is located in the United States
Three Island Crossing State Park
Three Island Crossing State Park
Location in the United States
Location Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States
Area 613 acres (248 ha)
Elevation 2,484 ft (757 m)
Designation Idaho state park
Established 1968
Administrator Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation
Website Three Island Crossing State Park

Three Island Crossing State Park is a history-focused public recreation area in Glenns Ferry, Elmore County, Idaho, United States, that interprets the site of a ford of the Snake River on the Oregon Trail. The state park features camping, cabins, disk golf, and a visitors center with interpretive exhibits.

History

The site was used as a river crossing until 1869 when Gus Glenn built a ferry across the river about 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream. The land was deeded from the city of Glenns Ferry to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation in 1968 and was formally opened to the public as a state park in 1971.

Wildlife

Residential animals of this state park feature deer, waterfowl, fox, swans, songbirds, pelicans, eagles.

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