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State Park Information

State Park Overview
Heyburn State Park is the oldest park in the Pacific Northwest. Created in 1908, it is comprised of approximately 5,500 acres of land and 2,300 acres of water. The park includes three lakes Chatcolet, Benewah and Hidden Lakes, with the shadowy St. Joe River meandering along the eastern boundary of the park.

Natural and cultural history is plentiful at Heyburn. Before it was a park, the general area was a gathering place for the Coeur d Alene Indian tribe. In the 1930s, the park was a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and those hardworking crews built many of the parks buildings.

Heyburn is a natural park with a variety of different habitats. Large, tall Ponderosa pines tower over grassy hillsides covered in wildflowers. On shadier slopes, cedar trees mix with hemlocks and huge white pines. On the edges of the lakes, the wetland/marsh areas are home to many types of wildflowers and plants.

Camping
Benewah Campground

Available Campsites Standard Campsites, Serviced Campsite/W, Serviced Campsite/W,E and Serviced Campsite/W,E,SWR.

Amenities include individual campsites, some with and some without electricity, water and sewer available at the site. All campsites share access to central water, shower and restroom facilities.

Reservation Season Campsites within Benewah Campground are non-reservable and are available from May 15thSeptember 15th on a "first-come, first-served" basis.

Chatcolet Campground

Available Campsites Standard Campsites

Amenities include individual campsites with central water and flush toilets.

Standard Campsites$12 per night (plus daily MVEF and Idaho State Sales Tax)

Reservation Season Chatcolet Campground is open from May 1stMay 24 and September 9thOctober 1st on a "first-come, first-served" basis (weather permitting). Campsite reservations are available from the Thursday prior to Memorial weekend through Labor Day weekend.

Make a reservation online, or call (866) 634-3246.

Available Campsites Standard Campsites, Serviced Campsites/W,E and Serviced Campsite/W,E,SWR

Amenities include individual campsites, some with and some without electricity, water and sewer available at the site. All campsites share access to central water, shower and restroom facilities.

Reservations Season Hawleys Landing Campground is open for reservations from the Thursday prior to Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Camping on a "first-come, first-served" basis is available from the beginning of May (weather permitting) to the Thursday prior to Memorial Day weekend and from the day after Labor Day to October 1st (weather permitting).

Make a reservation online, or call (866) 634-3246

Multiple Site Reservation Considerations

For groups wishing to book multiple sites (seven (7) campsites or more) Hawley?s Landing and Chatcolet Campgrounds are available multiple site reservations for seven (7) campsites or more must be made through the call center at (866)-634-3246.

Trails
Trail of the Coeur dAlenes

The Trail of the Coeur dAlenes - 72 mile paved bike trail, goes right through Heyburn State Park. You can bike or walk the 3100 foot bridge/trestle across the St Joe River to the other side of Lake Coeur d?Alene. The gentle grade is easy for just about anyone. Bicycle rentals for adults and children are available at the park headquarters.

History of the Area
The Coeur d?Alene Indians were the first inhabitants of the area now known as Heyburn State Park. It was an ideal place for an encampment. Then -s today, the lakes provided an abundance of fish, the marsh areas had plentiful waterfowl and the heavily timbered slopes and open meadows were ideal habitat for deer, bear and upland birds.

Heyburn State Park was created from the Coeur d?Alene Indian Reservation by an act of Congress, on April 20, 1908. The deed, signed by President William Howard Taft, granted 5,505 acres of land and 2,333 acres of water to the State. The park was named in honor of U.S. Senator W.B. Heyburn of Idaho.

Much of the early construction was performed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp SP2. Starting in 1934, Camp SP2 members built roads, trails, bridges, campgrounds, picnic areas, picnic shelters and the Rocky Point Lodge (now the Rocky Point Interpretive Center). Today, many of these facilities are still in use?the CCCs proud legacy.

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