Idaho State Land for Hunters

Idaho State Endowment Land

Acreage: 2,442,422 acres (PAD-US 4.1 Fee GIS acres, manager SDOL (Idaho Department of Lands))

Area rules: Overnight visitors north of Lake Pend Oreille (Unit 1) must store attractants bear-safe; 1/4-mile no-camping buffer around livestock structures

Stated management: Land Board allows public recreation if it does not degrade the land, interfere with management or reduce long-term return to beneficiaries

Managed by: Idaho Department of Lands, working from 16 offices statewide, manages about 2.5 million acres of endowment land

History: Mission: manage endowment assets to maximize long-term financial returns to the public schools and other trust beneficiaries

Land Board policy allows for public recreation on endowment lands provided those activities do not degrade the lands, interfere with management activities, or otherwise negatively affect the long-term financial return to beneficiaries. The 2026 IDFG brochure lists Idaho State Endowment Lands among its hunting access programs.

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Farragut State Park

Acreage: 3,918 acres (PAD-US GIS acres (whole park))

Area rules: archery only

Special hunts: named in 22 IDFG hunt area descriptions

History: WWII Farragut Naval Training Station (1942-1946, 293,381 sailors); Farragut College 1946-49; to the state in 1949, state park in 1965

Named waters: Southern tip of Lake Pend Oreille incl. Idlewilde Bay; Eagle Boat Launch is the only major boat access on the south end

Facilities: 265 campsites, 6 equestrian sites, 10 cabins, 6 group camps, over 40 miles of trails, Museum at the Brig, Eagle Boat Launch

Game named: Mountain goats live on Bernard Peak across Idlewilde Bay

Farragut State Park is open to hunting by archery only (2026 brochure).

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Billingsley Creek Unit of Thousand Springs State Park

Acreage: 1,928 acres (PAD-US GIS acres (whole park))

Area rules: PAD-US geometry is the whole Thousand Springs State Park; only the Billingsley Creek Unit is open.

History: Before it became a state park it was the Emerald Valley Ranch, used primarily for agriculture

Facilities: Billingsley Creek Campground (50 full-hookup sites), indoor horse-riding arena and the shared Thousand Springs/Hagerman Fossil Beds visitor center

Named waters: Billingsley Creek, open for fishing and wildlife viewing sunrise to sunset

Billingsley Creek Unit of Thousand Springs State Park is open to hunting (2026 brochure exception to the state park closure).

PAD-US geometry is the whole Thousand Springs State Park; only the Billingsley Creek Unit is open.

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City of Rocks state park lands

Acreage: 648 acres (PAD-US GIS acres (whole park))

History: Established in 1988 as a national reserve; an important landmark on the California Trail

Habitat and cover: Granite spires and monoliths up to 60 stories tall; oldest granite estimated over 2.5 billion years

Area rules: Reserve covers 14,407 acres, about one quarter privately owned; day-use 7 am to 10 pm per IDAPA 26.01.20; winter access via Almo

State park lands within the City of Rocks National Reserve are open to hunting (2026 brochure).

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Castle Rocks State Park

Acreage: 284 acres (PAD-US GIS acres (whole park))

Habitat and cover: Campsites nestled among Idaho's largest pinyon pine forest on the east slope of 7,500-foot Smoky Mountain

History: Visited for nearly 9,000 years; Native American pictographs, historic trail crossings and 20th-century ranching remnants

Facilities: Smoky Mountain Campground (37 serviced, 6 equestrian sites), a yurt, the Ranch House and Almo Creek Cottage; visitor center

Named waters: Almo Creek and its willow thickets, sheltering wildlife from migratory birds to moose

Area rules: Winter access via Oakley not recommended (roads can close); use Almo; all users must comply with IDPR rules

Castle Rock State Park is open to hunting (2026 brochure exception to the state park closure).

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