26 pet-friendly state parks in Idaho
26 of Idaho’s 28 state parks allow pets. Allowed means somewhere in the park, not everywhere in it: beaches, buildings and swim areas often have their own rules.
Pets are not allowed at Bear Lake State Park and Harriman State Park.
| Park | Entry | Camping | Lodging | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton to Tetonia TrailThis 29.6-mile trail runs between 5,277 and 6,064 feet, passing historic grain elevators such as the old… | Day use only | |||
| Bruneau Dunes State ParkNorth America's tallest single-structured sand dune rises 470 feet here, with lakes at its base holding… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Castle Rocks State ParkHundreds of climbing routes, pictographs and old ranch remains share these 1,692 acres, with campsites in the… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins, Lodge | Book a campsite |
| City of Rocks National ReserveGranite spires up to 60 stories tall rise across these 14,407 acres, where wagon ruts and pioneer… | Campsites | Book a campsite | ||
| Coeur d’Alene ParkwayThis paved, non-motorized path follows Lake Coeur d'Alene's north shore for 5.7 miles as part of the North… | Day use only | |||
| Coeur d’Alene’s Old Mission State ParkCatholic missionaries and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe built the Sacred Heart Mission from 1850 to 1853, making it… | $7 / vehicle | Day use only | ||
| Dworshak State ParkOn the west side of Dworshak Reservoir, this 850-acre park pairs 103 campsites and four camper cabins with a… | Campsites · electric & water | Cabins, Lodge | Book a campsite | |
| Eagle Island State ParkThe Boise River flanks this 545-acre former prison farm on two sides, and it now has a swimming beach, a… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites | ||
| Farragut State ParkThe Navy trained 293,381 sailors on these 4,000 acres at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille during World War… | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Hells Gate State ParkAt 733 feet, this Snake River park is the lowest point in Idaho, with 14-million-year-old basalt columns and… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Henrys Lake State ParkBrook, cutthroat and cut-bow hybrid trout draw anglers to 6,000-acre Henrys Lake, with the Continental Divide… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Heyburn State ParkFounded in 1908 as the oldest park in the Pacific Northwest, Heyburn covers 8,076 acres, 2,332 of them water… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Lake Cascade State ParkSix boat ramps and 10 campgrounds holding 279 sites spread along 86 miles of shoreline, where anglers take… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Lake Walcott State ParkA shaded, grassy day-use lawn and a 21-hole disc golf course sit on 65 acres at the edge of Idaho's high… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Land of the Yankee Fork State ParkMuseum exhibits and a gold panning station at the interpretive center near Challis tell Idaho's frontier… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites | Book a campsite | |
| Lucky Peak State ParkThree day-use units lie just southeast of Boise: Discovery with its reservable shelters, Sandy Point's beach… | Day use only | |||
| Massacre Rocks State ParkBoulders rolled smooth by the prehistoric Bonneville Flood lie along this Snake River park, where Oregon… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| McCroskey State ParkVirgil McCroskey gave this ridge-top land to Idaho in 1955 in his mother's name, and the gravel Skyline Drive… | Campsites | |||
| Ponderosa State ParkPayette Lake rings the Peninsula Unit and edges the North Beach Unit across 1,515 acres, with naturalist… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Priest Lake State ParkAlong the east shore of 19-mile Priest Lake below the Selkirk Mountains, the Indian Creek and Lionhead units… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite | |
| Round Lake State ParkPine, hemlock and larch shade this 58-acre lake, where ospreys dive for perch and hikers come across beaver… | Campsites | Book a campsite | ||
| Thousand Springs State ParkSix Magic Valley units make up this park, from Malad Gorge and Box Canyon to the historic farm buildings of… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites · full hookups | Cabins, Lodge | Book a campsite |
| Three Island Crossing State ParkOregon Trail pioneers faced Idaho's hardest river crossing here, fording the Snake on gravel bars, and their… | $7 / vehicle | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |
| Trail of the Coeur d’AlenesPaved over an old mining rail bed, this 73-mile trail links Mullan and Plummer through the Silver Valley… | Day use only | |||
| Twin Peaks Ranch State ParkTwo fishing ponds and a natural warm spring sit on this 677-acre ranch between the Bitterroot and Lemhi… | Campsites | Cabins, Lodge | Book a campsite | |
| Winchester Lake State ParkA forested 418-acre park on the Camas Prairie, Winchester Lake allows electric motors only, and anglers work… | Campsites | Cabins | Book a campsite |