Castle Rocks State Park

Castle Rocks State Park
Idaho State Park
A spring in Castle Rocks State Park
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Cassia

Location	Almo
- elevation	5,620 ft (1,713 m)
- coordinates	42°08′13″N 113°40′37″W / 42.137031°N 113.676996°W / 42.137031; -113.676996Coordinates: 42°08′13″N 113°40′37″W / 42.137031°N 113.676996°W / 42.137031; -113.676996

Area	1,440 acres (582.7 ha)

Founded	2004 ^[1]
Management	Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation

IUCN category	V - Protected Landscape/Seascape

Location of Castle Rocks State Park in Idaho
Website: Castle Rocks State Park

Castle Rocks State Park is a state park in Cassia County, Idaho, United States.^[2] The park is located in Big Cove at the base of Cache Peak in the Albion Mountains. In 2000 the Castle Rock Ranch Acquisition Act was passed, and money from the Conservation and Access funds were used to purchase the private ranch at Castle Rocks. The park was expanded by 200 acres (81 ha) in 2007. The park is located next to the Albion Division of Sawtooth National Forest and about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the border of City of Rocks National Reserve.

Map of Castle Rocks State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve

References

↑ "State Lands in Idaho: History". Idaho Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
↑ Staff. "Castle Rocks State Park". Idaho Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2012.

External links

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Castle Rocks State Park

Protected areas of Idaho

Federal

National Parks	Yellowstone

National Historic Sites & Historical Parks	Minidoka NHS Nez Perce NHP

National Monuments	Craters of the Moon Hagerman Fossil Beds

National Forests	Bitterroot Boise Caribou-Targhee Clearwater Coeur d'Alene Idaho Panhandle Kaniksu Kootenai Nez Perce Payette Salmon-Challis Sawtooth St. Joe Wallowa–Whitman Wasatch-Cache

National Grasslands	Curlew

National Recreation Areas	Hells Canyon Sawtooth

National Wildlife Refuges	Bear Lake Camas Deer Flat Grays Lake Kootenai Minidoka Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area

National Conservation Areas	Snake River Birds of Prey

Wilderness Areas	Big Jacks Creek Bruneau–Jarbidge Rivers Craters of the Moon Frank Church–River of No Return Gospel Hump Hells Canyon Hemingway–Boulders Jim McClure–Jerry Peak Little Jacks Creek North Fork Owyhee Owyhee River Pole Creek Sawtooth Selway-Bitterroot White Clouds

State

State Parks	Bear Lake Bruneau Dunes Castle Rocks City of Rocks Coeur d'Alene Parkway Dworshak Eagle Island Farragut Harriman Hells Gate Henrys Lake Heyburn Lake Cascade Lake Walcott Land of the Yankee Fork Lucky Peak Massacre Rocks McCroskey Old Mission Ponderosa Priest Lake Round Lake Thousand Springs Three Island Crossing Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes Winchester Lake

Wildlife Management Areas	Big Cottonwood Billingsley Creek Blackfoot River Boise River Boundary Creek Camas Prairie Centennial Marsh Carey Lake Cartier Slough Cecil D. Andrus C.J. Strike Coeur d'Alene River Craig Mountain Deer Parks Farragut Fort Boise Georgetown Summit Hagerman Market Lake McArthur Lake Montour Montpelier Mud Lake Niagara Springs Payette River Pend Oreille Portneuf Red River St. Maries Sand Creek Snow Peak Sterling Tex Creek

Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation (website)

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