Thousand Springs State Park


Thousand Springs State Park is a public recreation and nature preservation area consisting of multiple units — Billingsley Creek, Earl M. Hardy Box Canyon Springs Nature Preserve, Malad Gorge, Niagara Springs, and Ritter Island — in Gooding County, Idaho.

Park units

The state park was created in 2005, when four existing state parks in the Hagerman Valley were merged into a single entity, with an additional unit subsequently added to the complex.
;Billingsley Creek
This former ranch was purchased by the state in 2001. One feature is the homesite of western author Vardis Fisher. Billingsley Creek Unit totals.
;Earl M. Hardy Box Canyon Springs Nature Preserve
This box canyon has walls. At its head is the eleventh-largest spring in North America, gushing per minute. There is a waterfall. The property was developed by the Nature Conservancy which purchased the site in 1999, then completed its transfer to the state in 2016.
;Malad Gorge
Malad Gorge is a canyon formed by the Malad River, downstream from a waterfall. This day-use unit is off Interstate 84 and offers hiking and picnicking. A section of the Oregon Trail is visible. Rock pigeons, red-tailed hawks and golden eagles nest in the canyon. Yellow-bellied marmots are found on the canyon floor.
;Niagara Springs
Proclaimed a National Natural Landmark, this area borders the Snake River and features sheer basalt cliffs high. There are in two parcels, acquired in 1971 and 1976.
;Ritter Island
This unit lies along the Snake River between two large springs.