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PARK UPDATE

Campground: Water is on. Upper Loop is open year-round, lower loop will be closed December 1st through February 28th.

Thousand Springs State Park Visitor Center Hours:

Fall Hours: September 4–October 31

Sunday and Monday: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

Tuesday and Wednesday: Closed

Thursday-Saturday: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

The fall season is the day after Labor Day through October 31. During the fall, the visitor center is open five days per week, Thursday through Monday from 9 am to 3 pm. The visitor center is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

 

Winter Hours November 1–February 28

Sunday: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

Monday-Thursday: Closed

Friday and Saturday: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

The winter season is November 1 through February 28. During the winter months, the Thousand Springs Visitor Center is open three days per week, Friday through Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm.

 

Our Park units:

Billingsley Creek, Kelton Trail, Box Canyon, and Crystal Springs are open year-round for day-use from 7am to 10pm.

Malad Gorge day use is open. The back gate is closed to motor vehicles, walk-ins are welcome.

Niagara Springs day use area is closed for the season to motor vehicles, walk-ins are welcome.

Ritter Island is closed for the season.

Park Reservations

1-888-9-CAMPID or 1-888-922-6743
Ritter Island
Ritter Island
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake
Malad Gorge
Malad Gorge
Box Canyon
Box Canyon
Minnie Miller Springs at Ritter Island
Minnie Miller Springs at Ritter Island

Additional Links

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For more information about Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, please visit: www.nps.gov/hafo and follow on Facebook www.facebook.com/HagermanFossilBedsNPS.

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Contact the Park

Street Address:

17970 U.S. Hwy 30
Hagerman, ID 83332

Mailing Address:

PO Box 149
Hagerman, ID 83332

Phone:

(208) 837-4505

Hours of Operation:

The fall season is the day after Labor Day through October 31. During the fall, the visitor center is open five days per week, Thursday through Monday from 9 am to 3 pm. The visitor center is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

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FAQs

Where does the water originate from?

The spring water discharged from Thousand Springs State Park comes from the Snake River Plain Aquifer. The Snake River Plain aquifer acts less like an underground pool and more like a river moving water underground from high areas to low areas. Depending upon where a particular particle of water enters the aquifer and providing it is not removed from the aquifer for agricultural or municipal purposes, it may take 12-350 years for that particle of water to emerge from the aquifer at Thousand Springs. 

According to the sign at the entrance of the park the springs flow at 180,000 gallons a minute making it the 11th largest springs in the United States.

Because the water must flow through the cracks and crevices of the basalt rock that contains the aquifer the water is very pure. You may notice that there is a bright light green plant in the water. That plant is Water Veronica which is an indicator of stream health.

The water flows toward the Snake River. Just before reaching the river there is a diversion pond. From this pond water is piped across land and then goes under the Snake River to the fish hatchery on the far bank of the river. Part of the water from the diversion pond is allowed to flow directly into the Snake River.

No, but you can access the lower river via the Idaho Power service road off of Highway 30.

No, but there are several private campgrounds in the area.

Approximately 175 feet, but the canyon deepens to 250 feet as it gets nearer the Snake River Canyon.

The river is about 12 miles long and is formed when the Big and Little Wood Rivers combine near Gooding, Idaho, northeast of the park.

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