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 NameCounty SizeElevationEstab-lishedImageRemarks acre ha feet meters Bear Lake State Park Bear Lake 1969 Comprises two properties on the shore of Bear Lake. Bruneau Dunes State Park Owyhee 1967 Showcases dunes rising up to above several small lakes. Castle Rocks State Park Cassia 2003 Features granite spires and an early-20th century ranch at the base of Cache Peak. City of Rocks National Reserve Cassia 1988 Showcases granite spires and monoliths popular for rock climbing. Dworshak State Park Clearwater 1989 Comprises three properties on the shore of the reservoir created by the Dworshak Dam. Eagle Island State Park Ada 1983 Features day-use recreational facilities, including a swimming beach and water slide, near Boise. Farragut State Park Kootenai 1966 Features recreational facilities on Lake Pend Oreille at the site of a former U.S. Navy training base. Harriman State Park Fremont 1977 Preserves expansive wildlife habitat, a historic ranch, and fly fishing in Henrys Fork within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Hells Gate State Park Idaho 1973 Contains the mouth of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. Henrys Lake State Park Fremont 1973 Adjoins Henrys Lake west of Yellowstone National Park. Heyburn State Park Benewah 1908 Preserves three lakes in the oldest state park in the Pacific Northwest. Lake Cascade State Park Valley 1999 Comprises properties dispersed around Lake Cascade's of shoreline. Lake Walcott State Park Minidoka 1999 Provides water recreation at the northwest end of Lake Walcott. Land of the Yankee Fork State Park Custer 1990 Interprets Idaho's frontier mining history, including the ghost towns of Bayhorse, Bonanza, and Custer. Lucky Peak State Park Ada 1956 Comprises three day-use areas east of Boise on Lucky Peak Lake and the Boise River. Massacre Rocks State Park Power 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 1955 Offers a scenic drive along a ridge overlooking the Palouse. Old Mission State Park Kootenai 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 1973 Preserves a peninsula jutting into Payette Lake. Priest Lake State Park Bonner 1973 Comprises three units around Priest Lake in the Selkirk Mountains. Round Lake State Park Bonner 1965 Surrounds a lake. Thousand Springs State Park Gooding 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 1968 Interprets the site of a ford over the Snake River on the Oregon Trail, Winchester Lake State Park Lewis 1969 Surrounds a lake known for its rainbow trout fishing. State trails NameCounty LengthElevationEstab-lishedImageRemarks mi km feet meters Ashton to Tetonia Trail Fremont, Teton 2010 Follows the abandoned railroad grade of the Teton Valley Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad. Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park Kootenai 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 2004 Comprises a paved rail trail across the Idaho Panhandle.
See also
List of U.S. national parks National Parks in Idaho
References All data come from the respective Idaho state park's webpage unless otherwise noted.
External links Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation