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Idaho's oldest state park, Heyburn, was created in 1908, the first state park in the state and in the Pacific Northwest. [2] For much of the park system's history, it was managed by the Idaho Department of Lands, and briefly by the Idaho Transportation Department in the late 1940s.
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:
Priest Lake State Park is a public recreation area in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. The state park covers a total of 755 acres (306 ha) in the Selkirk Mountains about 30 miles (48 km) from the Canada–United States border . [ 3 ]
Lake Walcott State Park is a public recreation area located near the Minidoka Dam six miles (9.7 km) east of Acequia in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States. The state park encompasses 65 acres (26 ha) on the western shore on Lake Walcott , an 8,000-acre (3,200 ha) impoundment of the Snake River . [ 3 ]
Location: Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States: Nearest city: St. Charles, Idaho: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 966 acres (391 ha) [1]: Elevation: 5,900 ft (1,800 m) [1]: Established: 1969 [2]: Administered by: Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation: Visitors: 162,787 (in 2014-2015) (expressed as Total Visitor Days) [3]: Website: Official website: Bear Lake State Park (sometimes called North ...
Round Lake State Park is a public recreation area located four miles (6.4 km) southwest of Sagle in Bonner County, Idaho. The 142-acre (57 ha) state park surrounds 55-acre (22 ha) Round Lake. [3] The lake was formed from glacial activity in the Pleistocene. [4]
Ponderosa State Park is a public recreation area and state park occupying a peninsula in Payette Lake on the northeast edge of McCall in Valley County, Idaho, United States. The park's 1,515 acres (613 ha) include a second unit, called North Beach, located six miles (9.7 km) north of McCall at the northern extremity of the lake.
The state park was created in 2005, when four existing state parks in the Hagerman Valley were merged into a single entity, [2] with an additional unit subsequently added to the complex. Billingsley Creek. This former ranch was purchased by the state in 2001. [1] One feature is the homesite of western author Vardis Fisher. [2]