State Parks and Campgrounds---
State Tourist Travel Information
listings are in alphabetical order
Bear Lake State Park
You expect a lake to be blue, but turquoise? That's the color of Bear Lake, the 20-mile-long body of water that straddles the Idaho-Utah border. All that inviting water is hard to resist. Swimmers will enjoy a two-mile-long beach on the north end of the lake, plus a 1-1/2 mile beach on the east side. The gradual slope of the lake bottom provides an enormous swimming area. Ramps are available for boaters and water skiers who want to enjoy the water, too. Anglers can try for a native cutthroat or lake trout in the summer. In the winter, they can come back with buckets and nets when the Bonneville cisco run. The fish is found nowhere else on Earth. The Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located at the north end of the park. The 17,600 acres of marsh, open water and grasslands provide nesting for mallard, pintail, and canvasback ducks, as well as san hill cranes, herons, egrets, Canada geese, and white pelicans. You can RV or tent camp at Bear Lake.
Montpelier, ID 83254
208-847-1045
Heyburn State Park
The Coeur d'Alene Indians were the first inhabitants of the area now known as Heyburn State Park. It was an ideal place for an encampment. Then, as today, the lakes provided an abundance of fish, the marsh areas had plentiful waterfowl and the heavily timbered slopes and open meadows were ideal habitat for deer, bear, and upland birds.
Plummer, ID
208-686-1308
Winchester Lake State Park
Winchester Lake State Park surrounds a 103-acre lake, nestled in a forested area at the foot of the Craig Mountains, just off US 95 near the town of Winchester. The park offers year-round recreation activities and has a modern campground. Picnicking and hiking are popular summer activities. In the winter enjoy cross-country skiing, ice skating, and ice fishing. Winchester also has three yurts for rent, available year-round.
Winchester, ID 83555
208-924-7563