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Designated as a National Reserve in 1988 and located in on the southern edge of Idaho near the Utah border (42.067271°N 113.701399°W), this site is also known as the Silent City of Rocks. The park covers almost 14,000 acres (57 km 2) and is adjacent to Castle Rocks State Park. As its name implies, the area is notable for its rock formations ...
There are 11 National Natural Landmarks in Idaho. Big Southern Butte. Big Springs (Idaho) City of Rocks National Reserve. Crater Rings (Idaho) Great Rift of Idaho. Hagerman Fauna Sites. Hell's Half Acre Lava Field. Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area.
66000308. The City of Rocks National Reserve, also known as the Silent City of Rocks, is a United States National Reserve and state park in south-central Idaho, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the border with Utah. It is widely known for its enormous granite rock formations and excellent rock climbing.
Winchester State Park. Winchester Lake State Park is a public recreation area covering 418 acres (169 ha) on the southern edge of Winchester in Lewis County, Idaho, United States. The state park surrounds 104-acre (42 ha) Winchester Lake at the base of the Craig Mountains. Fish in the lake include rainbow trout, perch, bass, and bluegill.
The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km 2).
Bruneau Dunes State Park is a public recreation and geologic preservation area in the western United States, located in Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho. It is northeast of Bruneau and fifteen miles (25 km) south of Mountain Home. Featuring large sand dunes and small lakes, the state park is the site of North America 's tallest single ...
Salmon–Challis National Forest is located in east central sections of the U.S. state of Idaho.At 4,235,940 acres (6,618.66 sq mi, or 17,142.24 km 2) it is one of the largest national forests in the lower 48 states and also has most of the land area of the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness, which is the largest wilderness area south of Alaska.
The Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness Area is a protected wilderness area in Idaho. [2] It was created in 1980 by the United States Congress and renamed in 1984 as the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Area in honor of U.S. Senator Frank Church. At 2.367 million acres (9,580 km 2), it is the largest contiguous federally ...