Parks in Idaho

Explore 15 parks and public lands with richer details on amenities, trail access, and park types.

Boise National Forest
National Forest

Boise National Forest

Idaho

Covering 2.2 million acres of rugged mountains north and east of Boise, Boise National Forest provides the pri…

3,443 sq mi
Caribou-Targhee National Forest
National Forest

Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Idaho

Stretching across 2.6 million acres of southeastern Idaho and into small portions of Wyoming and Utah, Caribou…

4,111 sq mi
City Of Rocks National Reserve
National Park

City Of Rocks National Reserve

Idaho

Emigrants of the California Trail describe the rocks here in vivid detail as "a city of tall spires,” “steeple…

Craters of the Moon National Monument
National Monument

Craters of the Moon National Monument

Idaho

Craters of the Moon preserves a volcanic landscape of lava flows, cinder cones, and lava tubes. The Great Rift…

84 sq mi
Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
National Park

Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve

Idaho

Craters of the Moon is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. We inv…

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
Wilderness Area

Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

Idaho

The largest contiguous wilderness in the lower 48 states. Contains the Main Salmon River, Middle Fork of the S…

3,698 sq mi
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
National Park

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

Idaho

During the Pliocene, this place looked quite different. Lush wetlands, forests, and grasslands provided excell…

Idaho Panhandle National Forests
National Forest

Idaho Panhandle National Forests

Idaho

Combining the historic Coeur d'Alene, Kaniksu, and St. Joe National Forests into a single administrative unit,…

3,906 sq mi
Minidoka National Historic Site
National Park

Minidoka National Historic Site

Idaho

The Pearl Harbor attack intensified existing hostility towards Japanese Americans. As wartime hysteria mounted…

Nez Perce National Historical Park
National Park

Nez Perce National Historical Park

Idaho

Since time immemorial, the valleys, prairies, mountains, and plateaus of the inland northwest have been home t…

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
National Forest

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

Idaho

Encompassing 4 million acres of north-central Idaho's most wild terrain, the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For…

6,250 sq mi
Payette National Forest
National Forest

Payette National Forest

Idaho

Located in central-western Idaho, Payette National Forest encompasses 2.3 million acres of dramatic river cany…

3,594 sq mi
Salmon-Challis National Forest
National Forest

Salmon-Challis National Forest

Idaho

At 4.2 million acres, the Salmon-Challis National Forest is one of the largest national forests in the lower 4…

6,619 sq mi
Sawtooth National Forest
National Forest

Sawtooth National Forest

Idaho

Spanning 2.1 million acres of central Idaho and a small portion of northern Utah, the Sawtooth National Forest…

3,298 sq mi
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
Wilderness Area

Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness

Idaho

The third largest wilderness in the lower 48, spanning the Idaho-Montana border. Features deep river canyons, …

2,094 sq mi