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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:
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.
Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park is a 5.7-mile-long (9.2 km) paved trail in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The parkway is located south of Coeur d'Alene along the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene. It is a portion of the North Idaho Centennial Trail. Park features include a boat launch, docks, and picnic area at Higgens Point. [4]
Map of Castle Rocks State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve. Castle Rocks State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 1,692 acres (685 ha) in Cassia County, Idaho, United States. [3] The state park is located in Big Cove at the base of Cache Peak in the Albion Mountains.
Idaho (/ ˈ aɪ d ə h oʊ / ⓘ EYE-də-hoh) is a landlocked state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West subregions of the Western United States.It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west; the state shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border to the north with the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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]
Featuring large sand dunes and small lakes, the state park is the site of North America's tallest single-structured sand dune, which is approximately 470 feet (140 m) in height. [3] A ] The park encompasses 4,800 acres (7.5 sq mi; 19 km 2 ) and features the Bruneau Dunes Observatory, where visitors can use a telescope for stargazing .
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 ]