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Lake Walcott Snapshot

Location
11 NE of Rupert, ID
86 miles W of Pocatello, ID
133 miles W of Idaho Falls, ID
178 miles E of Boise, ID
191 miles N of Salt Lake City, UT
 
Acreage
65
 
Elevation
4,700
 
Open
Year-round 
 
Overnight
22 serviced, 18 standard, 1 group, 2 cabins
 
Amenities
Showers, flush toilets, dump station
 
Boating
Ramps and docks for day-use
 
Activities
Camp, picnic, hike, disc golf, mountain bike, cycle, fish, boat, swim, birding, horseshoes, motorized and non-motorzed boating, windsurfing, sailing, water sports, playground, basketball, disc golf
 
Groups
Shelters and campsites for large groups
 
Winter
Ice fishing
 
Trails
Hike, bike, cross country ski, paved paths
 
Wildlife
Rainbow trout, carp, smallmouth bass, bullhead catfish; Great Horned owls, red tail and Swainson hawks, bald eagles, songbirds, waterfowl
 
Learn
Interpretive areas, nature programs, First Time Adventure Program
 
Nearby
Miles of ATV trails, Minidoka Falls, Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, Rupert Country Club golf course, Rupert Historic District, Minidoka County Historical Museum, Shoshone Falls
 
Rent or buy
Nature Store with disc golf supplies for sale
 
WiFi
Yes, at the visitor center, campground, cabins and day use area
  
GPS coordinates
42.675 | 113.48306
 
 
 

Lake Walcott has a great disc golf course, awesome fishing opportunities, a canopied park perfect for group activities and a variety of campsites. Campers can set up primitive sites along the water's edge. Several group camp sites for tent camping are also available as are fully serviced campsites and cabins.

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Welcome to Lake Walcott State Park

Located on the edge of Idaho's high desert, Lake Walcott offers a welcome refuge for water and wildlife lovers.  Picnickers will love the grassy, shaded day-use area and disc golfers come from all over to play the world-class 21-hole course. The park is a great base from which to explore the Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, which offers some of the best birding in southern Idaho.

Disc Golf at Lake Walcott

Lake Walcott Disc Golf Course map



Lake Walcott Park Fees

 

Motor Vehicle Entry Fee

$5 per vehicle

Serviced camp site

$24-$29 per night 

Standard camp site

$10-$21 per night

Group camp

$40-$44 for up to 40 campers

Cabins

 

$50-$55 per night

Fees do not include sales tax

 
 

Lake Walcott State Park

959 E Minidoka Dam, Rupert, ID 83350

The Idaho State Parks Passport: Your State Park Saving Option!

The Idaho State Parks Passport allows Idaho motorists to support Idaho State Parks by agreeing to pay an additional $10 in conjunction with renewing their license plates through the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and County Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Offices.  The Passport sticker allows participating Idahoans unlimited daytime entry to Idaho state parks, IDPR operated recreation areas and boating access sites. The Passport will also provide nightly discounts on camping.  

When you pay the additional $10 for your passport, you'll receive a sticker that will adhere to your motor vehicle.  The sticker will provide unlimited access to all 30 state parks for the entire registration year.  

Out-of-state guests will have a savings option too, with the purchase of an Idaho State Park Motor Vehicle Entry Fee (MVEF) Annual.

 

What Will $10 Buy You and Your Family?

  • Admittance to all 30 Idaho State Parks for a year
  • Hundreds of miles of hiking, cycling, mountain biking and Nordic trails
  • Your favorite boat launches
  • Countless historical and cultural sites within your state parks

Good for Idaho, Good for Idahoans!

Idaho‘s State Park Passport is simply a sustainable way to pay for the maintenance and management of Idaho’s 30 cherished state parks.  For those Idahoans who choose to participate in the program, the Idaho State Parks Passport sticker will replace the $5 per motor vehicle entry fee currently in place at state parks while also providing nightly discounts on camping.  

Out of State Guests

Our out-of-state guests have savings options too! You can purchase a $40 Motor Vehicle Entry Fee (MVEF) Annual and receive access to all of Idaho's State Parks and nightly discounts on camping. MVEF Annuals can be purchased at any Idaho State Park and online.

 


Idaho's First Time Adventure Program

Have you always wanted to camp outdoors, bike, fish or engage in paddle sport, but didn’t know the basics, have the proper equipment, or even know where to go?  Our First Time Adventure Program brings families and the great outdoors together!  We host a fun-filled, outdoor experience for first-time adventurers. Our park's knowledgeable and friendly staff will provide you with gear, show you the ropes and make sure you have fun in the process.

          

Participating State Parks

Castle Rocks State Park

Castle Rocks State Park offers an introductory fishing program for all ages.  Equipment is available. Contact the park directly to participate: (208)824-5519

Hells Gate State Park
Hells Gate State Park offers several first time programs including instruction on camping, bicycling and bird watching. Equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)799-5015.

Lake Cascade State Park
Lake Cascade State Park offers introductory programs for both first time campers and paddlers. Camping and paddling equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)382-6544.

Lucky Peak State Park
Lucky Peak State Park offers an introductory outdoor recreation skills programs specific to fishing, camping and dutch oven cooking. Equipment is available at the park for use. Contact the park directly for details (208)334-2432.

Lake Walcott State Park
Lake Walcott State Park offers a first time fishing program for all ages. Instruction provided and equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)436-1258.

Massacre Rocks State Park
Massacre Rocks State Park offers an intensive water sports safety programs for all ages and skill levels including first time canoeing and kayaking classes. Vessels and safety equipment available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)548-2672.

Priest Lake State Park
Priest Lake State Park offers several first time adventure programs including first time camping, dutch oven cooking, snow shoeing and water sports. Equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)443-2200.  

Winchester Lake State Park

Winchester Lake State Park offers a first time fishing program, complete with an end-of-year tournament, for all ages. Equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)924-7563.

 

First Time Adventure Programs within Idaho's State Parks are generously sponsored by:

 

Lake Walcott Snapshot

Location
11 NE of Rupert, ID
86 miles W of Pocatello, ID
133 miles W of Idaho Falls, ID
178 miles E of Boise, ID
191 miles N of Salt Lake City, UT
 
Acreage
65
 
Elevation
4,700
 
Open
Year-round 
 
Overnight
22 serviced, 18 standard, 1 group, 2 cabins
 
Amenities
Showers, flush toilets, dump station
 
Boating
Ramps and docks for day-use
 
Activities
Camp, picnic, hike, disc golf, mountain bike, cycle, fish, boat, swim, birding, horseshoes, motorized and non-motorzed boating, windsurfing, sailing, water sports, playground, basketball, disc golf
 
Groups
Shelters and campsites for large groups
 
Winter
Ice fishing
 
Trails
Hike, bike, cross country ski, paved paths
 
Wildlife
Rainbow trout, carp, smallmouth bass, bullhead catfish; Great Horned owls, red tail and Swainson hawks, bald eagles, songbirds, waterfowl
 
Learn
Interpretive areas, nature programs, First Time Adventure Program
 
Nearby
Miles of ATV trails, Minidoka Falls, Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, Rupert Country Club golf course, Rupert Historic District, Minidoka County Historical Museum, Shoshone Falls
 
Rent or buy
Nature Store with disc golf supplies for sale
 
WiFi
Yes, at the visitor center, campground, cabins and day use area
  
GPS coordinates
42.675 | 113.48306
 
 
 

Lake Walcott has a great disc golf course, awesome fishing opportunities, a canopied park perfect for group activities and a variety of campsites. Campers can set up primitive sites along the water's edge. Several group camp sites for tent camping are also available as are fully serviced campsites and cabins.

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Welcome to Lake Walcott State Park

Located on the edge of Idaho's high desert, Lake Walcott offers a welcome refuge for water and wildlife lovers.  Picnickers will love the grassy, shaded day-use area and disc golfers come from all over to play the world-class 21-hole course. The park is a great base from which to explore the Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge, which offers some of the best birding in southern Idaho.

Disc Golf at Lake Walcott

Lake Walcott Disc Golf Course map


Lake Walcott Park Fees

 

Motor Vehicle Entry Fee

$5 per vehicle

Serviced camp site

$24-$29 per night 

Standard camp site

$10-$21 per night

Group camp

$40-$44 for up to 40 campers

Cabins

 

$50-$55 per night

Fees do not include sales tax

 
 

Lake Walcott State Park

959 E Minidoka Dam, Rupert, ID 83350

The Idaho State Parks Passport: Your State Park Saving Option!

The Idaho State Parks Passport allows Idaho motorists to support Idaho State Parks by agreeing to pay an additional $10 in conjunction with renewing their license plates through the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and County Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Offices.  The Passport sticker allows participating Idahoans unlimited daytime entry to Idaho state parks, IDPR operated recreation areas and boating access sites. The Passport will also provide nightly discounts on camping.  

When you pay the additional $10 for your passport, you'll receive a sticker that will adhere to your motor vehicle.  The sticker will provide unlimited access to all 30 state parks for the entire registration year.  

Out-of-state guests will have a savings option too, with the purchase of an Idaho State Park Motor Vehicle Entry Fee (MVEF) Annual.

 

What Will $10 Buy You and Your Family?

  • Admittance to all 30 Idaho State Parks for a year
  • Hundreds of miles of hiking, cycling, mountain biking and Nordic trails
  • Your favorite boat launches
  • Countless historical and cultural sites within your state parks

Good for Idaho, Good for Idahoans!

Idaho‘s State Park Passport is simply a sustainable way to pay for the maintenance and management of Idaho’s 30 cherished state parks.  For those Idahoans who choose to participate in the program, the Idaho State Parks Passport sticker will replace the $5 per motor vehicle entry fee currently in place at state parks while also providing nightly discounts on camping.  

Out of State Guests

Our out-of-state guests have savings options too! You can purchase a $40 Motor Vehicle Entry Fee (MVEF) Annual and receive access to all of Idaho's State Parks and nightly discounts on camping. MVEF Annuals can be purchased at any Idaho State Park and online.

 

Idaho's First Time Adventure Program

Have you always wanted to camp outdoors, bike, fish or engage in paddle sport, but didn’t know the basics, have the proper equipment, or even know where to go?  Our First Time Adventure Program brings families and the great outdoors together!  We host a fun-filled, outdoor experience for first-time adventurers. Our park's knowledgeable and friendly staff will provide you with gear, show you the ropes and make sure you have fun in the process.

          

Participating State Parks

Castle Rocks State Park

Castle Rocks State Park offers an introductory fishing program for all ages.  Equipment is available. Contact the park directly to participate: (208)824-5519

Hells Gate State Park
Hells Gate State Park offers several first time programs including instruction on camping, bicycling and bird watching. Equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)799-5015.

Lake Cascade State Park
Lake Cascade State Park offers introductory programs for both first time campers and paddlers. Camping and paddling equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)382-6544.

Lucky Peak State Park
Lucky Peak State Park offers an introductory outdoor recreation skills programs specific to fishing, camping and dutch oven cooking. Equipment is available at the park for use. Contact the park directly for details (208)334-2432.

Lake Walcott State Park
Lake Walcott State Park offers a first time fishing program for all ages. Instruction provided and equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)436-1258.

Massacre Rocks State Park
Massacre Rocks State Park offers an intensive water sports safety programs for all ages and skill levels including first time canoeing and kayaking classes. Vessels and safety equipment available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)548-2672.

Priest Lake State Park
Priest Lake State Park offers several first time adventure programs including first time camping, dutch oven cooking, snow shoeing and water sports. Equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)443-2200.  

Winchester Lake State Park

Winchester Lake State Park offers a first time fishing program, complete with an end-of-year tournament, for all ages. Equipment is available for use. Contact the park for details: (208)924-7563.

 

First Time Adventure Programs within Idaho's State Parks are generously sponsored by: