Harriman State Park (Idaho)

For the state park in New York, see Harriman State Park (New York).

Harriman State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Henrys Fork in Harriman State Park
Map showing the location of Harriman State Park
Map showing the location of Harriman State Park
Location in Idaho
Map showing the location of Harriman State Park
Map showing the location of Harriman State Park
Location in the United States
LocationFremont County, Idaho, United States
Nearest cityIsland Park, Idaho
Coordinates44°20′10″N 111°27′41″W / 44.33611°N 111.46139°W / 44.33611; -111.46139[1]
Area11,000 acres (45 km2)[2]
Elevation6,120 ft (1,870 m)[2]
DesignationIdaho state park
Established1977; opened 1982 [3]
AdministratorIdaho Department of Parks and Recreation
WebsiteHarriman State Park

Harriman State Park is a public recreation area situated on the 11,000-acre (4,500 ha) Harriman Wildlife Refuge[4] in Fremont County, located three miles (4.8 km) south of Island Park in eastern Idaho, United States. The state park is located within the Henry's Fork Caldera, which is part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. It serves as a habitat for various wildlife, including elk, moose, sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans, and the occasional black or grizzly bear.[2] Two-thirds of the trumpeter swans that winter in the contiguous United States spend the season in Harriman State Park.[3]

  1. ^ "Harriman State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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