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Farragut State Park
PARK UPDATE
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Summer 2025
- The Visitor Center is open daily from 8 AM to 8 PM until Labor Day.
- The Museum at the Brig is open from 10 AM to 4 PM daily until Labor Day Weekend.
Please note that the park currently has only one phone at the Visitor Center. You may need to leave a voicemail, and they will return your call as soon as possible. During normal business hours, you can reach the call center at 888-922-6743 for questions about a reservation.
Events and Closures
- June 14th – 20th: 4H Equine Retreat – Arena and all equestrian camping areas closed for the event
- June 20th – 29th: Equus Echoes 4H Horse camp – Arena and all equestrian camping areas closed for the event
- August 29th – 31st: Inland Empire Quite Flyer – Flyers Field closed for the event
- September 5th – 7th: Timberlake High School Cross Country Invite – Scott Group Area and some north side trails will be closed
- September 20th – 40 Something Cowgirls, Athol 1st Annual Prize ride – expect extra activity on the north side trails
- October 11th and 12th: Parelli Horsemanship Clinic – Arena closed
- October 15th – Timberlake Middle School Cross Country meet – Scott Group Area and some north side trails will be closed.
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Address:
Athol, ID 83801
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Once a World War II-era naval training station, this 4,000-acre park now provides camping opportunities with 223 individual sites, 10 camping cabins, and 7 group camps.
Located on the southern tip of Lake Pend Oreille in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains of northern Idaho, Farragut State Park offers unique scenery, history and an abundance of recreational opportunities, including disc golf, a radio-controlled airplane field, fishing, hiking, biking, equestrian facilities and World War II history — don’t miss the Museum at the Brig during your visit. Museum opens Memorial Day and closes Labor Day each year.
Click here to read IDAPA 26: Idaho Parks and Recreation Administrative Rules.
Idaho’s Department of Parks and Recreation tries to keep the rules simple. Above all we want you to have fun and relax in Idaho State Parks. We ask that you use common sense and courtesy when visiting our parks.
The Basics
- All vehicles entering State Parks are subject to a motor vehicle entrance fee, due upon arrival, year round.
- Fireworks are prohibited
- Dogs must be confined or on a maximum 6-foot leash and never left unattended (see full policy)
- Service animals are allowed
- Off-leash areas may be designated by park managers
- Dogs are not allowed at Harriman State Park
- Camping is permitted only in designated areas
- All campers must check in for camping
- Fires are only allowed in designated firepits/upright grills. All parks are subject to occasional burn bans.
- Quiet time starts at 10 pm
- Sites cannot be “saved” for someone else
- All equipment and vehicles must be within the designated camp site or day use parking area.
- Parking in undesignated areas is prohibited.
- Stays are limited to 14 nights in a 30-day period
- Day-use only areas within parks or campgrounds are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., unless otherwise posted.
- Check-in time is 2 p.m. for campsites and 3 p.m. for facilities (local park time).
- Checkout time is 1 p.m. for campsites and 12 p.m. for facilities (local park time).
- Late checkouts may incur additional fees unless prior arrangements have been made.
- All Idaho State Parks are ADA friendly and support service animals.
- Per IDAPA Code 26.01.20, park services and utilities are for state park customer use only. IDPR does not subsidize the utilities (water, sewer, trash) for domestic or commercial use. (see full policy)
- Per IDAPA 26.01.20.010.22, IDAPA 26.01.20.150, and Title 49 of Idaho Code motorized toys – including go-carts, electric scooters, toy cars/jeeps, hoverboards, electric skateboards, mini/youth ATVs, pocket motorcycles, mini-bikes, and mini-choppers – cannot be operated on public roads under any circumstances. These toys are not allowed on roadways or nonmotorized trails.
Farragut State Park was the former site of Farragut Naval Training Station, a major training base of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The base was named after David Farragut, the first admiral in the U.S. Navy, the leading naval officer during the Civil War.
Ground was broken in March 1942, and by September the base had a population of 55,000, making it the largest city in Idaho. Liberty trains to Spokane ran three times daily. At the time Farragut was the second-largest naval training center in the world.
During the 30 months the base was open, 293,381 sailors received basic training at Farragut. The last recruit graduated in March 1945 and the facility was decommissioned in June 1946.
It was also used as a prisoner of war camp; nearly 900 Germans worked as gardeners and maintenance men. In 1942, Lt. Commander Henry T. McMaster, supervisor of support services at the station, contracted photographer Ross Hall to produce group and portrait photos of all recruits and companies. Operator of a studio in nearby Sandpoint, Hall employed up to 15 workers in creating a photographic archive of more than 300,000 images.
From 1946-49 it was the site of the Farragut College and Technical Institute, which did not re-open in late 1949 due to financial difficulties. The park adjoins the deep water Lake Pend Oreille, where the Navy maintains a submarine research center at Bayview, the Acoustic Research Detachment. The land was transferred to the state of Idaho in 1949 and became a state park in 1965.
Tour the Museum at the Brig during your Farragut State Park visit!
- Hike
- Bike
- Horse
- ADA Boat Ramp
- ADA Cabin
- ADA Campsite
- ADA Museum
- ADA Restroom
- ADA Trail
- Amphitheater
- Boat Ramp/Launch
- Charcoal Grills
- Dump Station
- Electricity
- Equestrian Campsites
- Fire Rings
- Firewood Sales
- Flush Toilets
- Group Picnic Shelter
- Indoor Restrooms
- Indoor Showers
- Picnic Areas
- Swimming – Lake/River
- Vault Toilets
- Water – Drinking
General Accomodations
- Cabins
- Group Camp
- RV Campsites
- Tent Campsites
There is no additional information about group accommodations available.
Museum opens Memorial Day and closes Labor Day each year.
Farragut State Park has a variety of winter recreation activities for your enjoyment, including classic track xc ski trails, snowshoe trails, and sledding. See the Accommodations, Downloads or Activities tab for more information on winter recreation opportunities within the park!
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Special Projects
Resources at Farragut State Park
Within Farragut State Park, over 100 years of fire suppression has eliminated the periodic fires which thinned forests, maintained diverse habitat types, and recycled nutrients. Major developments from the WWII Farragut Naval Training Station, large Girl and Boy Scout encampments, and formation of a Wildlife Management Area and Recreation based State Park have also impacted the landscape.
Resource work in Farragut State Park is based on the following 8 goals:
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Restore most forest stands to historical (pre fire suppression) conditions.
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Provide for wildfire protection for our users and neighbors, and defensive zones for firefighters.
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Provide for wildlife habitat, such as whitetail deer, mountain and western bluebirds.
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Hazard tree management.
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Protect historically significant trees.
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Provide for recreational enhancements.
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Reduce the risk for epidemic insect and disease outbreaks.
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Reduce invasive and noxious weed populations.
Farragut State Park is currently using five management actions to achieve the resource goals:
- Conservation Thinning – The objective in these areas is to manage for multiple aged forest stands that are diverse in composition (age and species) and reflect historic, pre fire suppression stand conditions.
- Ponderosa Pine Restoration – Selective removal of shade tolerant tree species and understory vegetation on historic Ponderosa Pine habitat.
- Mixed Grass/ Open Tree Stands- In addition to maintaining these relatively open areas, the adjacent forest stands are managed as transitional vegetation types to promote diverse habitat conditions.
- Prescribed Fire- Used to replicate historic periodic fires that maintained open grass areas and ponderosa pine habitats.
- Shaded Fuel Breaks- Utilized along most roadways and some trails to prevent/contain catastrophic wildfires.
Documents
Plan Ahead for New Farragut Central Entrance
This project will take place over several years and is in the early stages. Farragut’s multiple entrances will eventually shift to one central entrance at Brig Road. This effort works with Idaho Transportation Department funding for a new intersection at Brig Road that will allow for better turning off of Hwy 54 and provide roads for thru traffic. The map below shows what will be the central entrance.
IDAPA
Click here to read IDAPA 26: Idaho Parks and Recreation Administrative Rules.
Idaho’s Department of Parks and Recreation tries to keep the rules simple. Above all we want you to have fun and relax in Idaho State Parks. We ask that you use common sense and courtesy when visiting our parks.
The Basics
- All vehicles entering State Parks are subject to a motor vehicle entrance fee, due upon arrival, year round.
- Fireworks are prohibited
- Dogs must be confined or on a maximum 6-foot leash and never left unattended (see full policy)
- Service animals are allowed
- Off-leash areas may be designated by park managers (see full policy)
- Dogs are not allowed at Harriman State Park
- Camping is permitted only in designated areas
- All campers must check in for camping
- Fires are only allowed in designated firepits/upright grills. All parks are subject to occasional burn bans.
- Quiet time starts at 10 pm
- Sites cannot be “saved” for someone else
- All equipment and vehicles must be within the designated camp site or day use parking area.
- Parking in undesignated areas is prohibited.
- Stays are limited to 14 nights in a 30-day period
- Day-use only areas within parks or campgrounds are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., unless otherwise posted.
- Check-in time is 2 p.m. for campsites and 3 p.m. for facilities (local park time).
- Checkout time is 1 p.m. for campsites and 12 p.m. for facilities (local park time).
- Late checkouts may incur additional fees unless prior arrangements have been made.
- All Idaho State Parks are ADA friendly and support service animals.
- Per IDAPA Code 26.01.20, park services and utilities are for state park customer use only. IDPR does not subsidize the utilities (water, sewer, trash) for domestic or commercial use. (see full policy)
- Per IDAPA 26.01.20.010.22, IDAPA 26.01.20.150, and Title 49 of Idaho Code motorized toys – including go-carts, electric scooters, toy cars/jeeps, hoverboards, electric skateboards, mini/youth ATVs, pocket motorcycles, mini-bikes, and mini-choppers – cannot be operated on public roads under any circumstances. These toys are not allowed on roadways or nonmotorized trails.