Finding History in Idaho State Parks
Several Idaho State Parks have visitor and educational centers, museums, interpretive signage and historical displays and interpretive markers within the park.
| Park | Historical significance | Overnight |
|---|---|---|
| Farragut State Park | Largest World War II Naval base and Nazi POW camp, museum and interpretive areas | yes |
| Coeur d' Alene's Old Mission State Park | World class history museum - Sacred Encounters; Coeur d'Alene tribal history; Idaho's oldest building | no |
| Castle Rocks State Park | Native American gathering place; Idaho ranching history | yes |
| City of Rocks National Reserve | Emigrant wagon trail; Native American gathering place | no |
| Harriman State Park | Early Idaho ranching | yes |
| Hells Gate State Park | Nez Perce village | yes |
| Heyburn State Park | Oldest state park in Idaho; Civilian Conservation Corp buildings | yes |
| Land of the Yankee Fork State Park | Early Idaho mining; ghost towns; museum | no |
| Massacre Rocks State Park | Emigrant trail and Native Amercian conflicts; Register Rock with historic and interpretive areas nearby | yes |
| Thousand Springs State Park | Geologic interpretive area; early Idaho agriculture; dairy, Oregon Trail | no |
| Three Island Crossing State Park | Oregon Trail river crossing site; with Oregon Trail education center | yes |