Winter 2024 – 2025
Park Update:
Winter 2024-2025 Updates:
Holiday Closures: Christmas Day – December 25, 2024
New Year’s Day – January 1, 2025
Land of the Yankee Fork State Park
Interpretive Center Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Sunday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Closed: Monday-Tuesday
Challis Hot Springs Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Sunday, 8:30am-8:30pm. Closed: Monday-Tuesday
Challis Hot Springs Campground is closed for the winter season.
The Interpretive Center and Challis Hot Springs Dump Stations are closed for the winter season.
Location: 58 miles NE of Stanley, ID | 162 miles NW of Pocatello, ID | 190 miles NE of Boise, ID | 325 miles N of Salt Lake City, UT
Amenities:
- Auto Touring/Scenic Routes
- Fire Rings
- Flush toilets
- Indoor Restrooms
- Indoor Showers
- Picnic Areas
- Swimming Pool
Accommodations:
- RV Campsites
- Tent Campsites
Trail Types: Hike, bike, ATV/motorbike
ADA Accessibility features:
- ADA Museum
- ADA Restroom
- ADA Trail
Acreage: 521
Elevation: 5,001 (at visitor center in Challis), 6,500 in Custer
Coordinates: 44.4755, -114.2106
Overnight: No
Nearby: Learn the history of the Challis Hot Springs, a nearby attraction in the region, located near Land of the Yankee Fork State Park. Fish, camp, boat, whitewater rafting/kayaking, Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area
Learn: Challis Bison Kill Site, travel the Custer Motorway Adventure road and explore ghost towns of Custer, Bayhorse and Bonanza, celebrate Custer Days every July, Visit museum and visitor center, guided and self-guided tours of Yankee Fork dredge, Sunbeam Dam
Visitor Center: Yes
Museum Available: Yes
Current Conditions
Address: 24424 Highway 75
Challis, ID 83226
Phone: (208) 879-5244
Hours of Operation: Interpretive Center Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Sunday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Closed: Monday-Tuesday Challis Hot Springs Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Sunday, 8:30am-8:30pm. Closed: Monday-Tuesday
