The state also continues to offer its $10 Parks Passport to Idaho residents, who can buy it when they renew their vehicle registration, and its $40 passport to out-of-staters.

Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation spokesman Craig Quintana said there has been record visitation at state parks, with an average of about 7.4 million visitors over each of the past three years.

The observatory is one of several projects benefiting from record funding levels for Idaho state parks. Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation This story originally published Oct. 6 at Idaho ...

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a backcountry yurt system expansion near Idaho City, and renovations of Kokanee Cove at Ponderosa State Park. This investment in parks was one of Gov. Brad Little’s priorities for the ...

Idaho parks, which are seeing more visitors ... total of nearly $165 million in capital and operating funds for the state Parks and Recreation Department, and on July 1 that funding will be ...

Idaho is giving Idaho foster families passes to Idaho’s 30 state parks. The Idaho State Park Foster Family Passport outdoor program will also feature a series of outdoor skills trainings ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho State Parks and Recreation needs more than 240 volunteers and campground hosts in 2025. Trish Hendrickson with the Idaho State Parks and Recreation said ...

While states like Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana are universally acclaimed for their amazing parks and spectacular scenery, the neighboring state of Idaho often gets overlooked. But while the Gem ...

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Idaho parks, which are seeing more visitors ... total of nearly $165 million in capital and operating funds for the state Parks and Recreation Department, and on July 1 that funding will be ...

A record influx of state and federal funding is paying for a $140 million transformation of Idaho state parks that officials say will benefit Idahoans and visitors for generations to come.