Island Park Cabins
Island Park, Idaho is a recreational city in Fremont County, Idaho,
United States. The city's population was 215 at the 2000 census, but it more
commonly used at a vacation getaway for many Idaho and Utah locals. It is also
considered to be part of the Eastern Idaho/Rexburg metropolitan
area. Island Park claims to have the longest "Main Street" in the world at
33 miles long. Island Park News is the community's newspaper and Henry's Fork
Country is the recreation guide.
The area was known as Island Park long before the 33-mile (53 km)-long town
was incorporated. Henry's Lake Flat is a flat bottomed valley between high
mountain ranges with Henry's Lake at the northwest end of the flats. Mt.
Jefferson, south of Henry's Lake, is at 10,203 feet and Targhee Peak, north of
Henry's Lake is at 10,240 feet. The most famous of Island Park's peaks, however,
is the 9,886-foot Sawtell Peak due to its beauty. Sawtell
Peak is also south of Henry's Lake near Mt. Jefferson and is a landmark
visible from nearly anywhere in Island Park.
The Island Park area is mostly forested with many meadows and grasslands. It
is mostly level but is surrounded by forested hills and high mountains in the
north. The Henry's Fork of the Snake River meanders through Island Park with its
headwaters at Henry's Lake and at Big Springs. The Henry's Fork is impounded by
Island Park Dam to form Island Park Reservoir at the rim of the caldera just
north and just outside of the caldera. In fact, the entire south bank of Island
Park Reservoir is formed by the northern slope of the caldera. The Henry's Fork
crosses through the caldera and then cascades off from it at Upper and Lower
Mesa Falls.
The geography of Island Park is actually unique and distinctive. It is
largely flat and it has unusually high precipitation. Island Park is at the same
6,000 feet of elevation as Teton Valley, Idaho, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, or
the Centennial Valley, Montana yet these nearby areas are semi-arid prairie or
even desert receiving less than 12 inches of precipitation annually while Island
Park is forested and green with many steams, ponds, lakes, and meadows. Island
Park receives well over 30 inches of precipitation with parts receiving
over 50 inches. That is, Island Park has three times the rainfall and snowfall
as nearby areas of the same elevation.
This abundant precipitation in Island Park falls on the relatively level
floor of the caldera where it forms numerous meandering streams, ponds, marshes,
and meadows. It also falls on the on the higher areas to the east along the
Yellowstone Park border where it percolates though the granular volcanic
deposits to emerge as some of the largest springs in the world. Big Springs,
Buffalo River Springs, and Warm River Springs all are 1st Magnitude springs and
they form some of the crystal clear meandering streams that the area is famous
for.
Island Park Real Estate
In 2007, there were approximately 227 real estate and property transactions
in the Island Park, Idaho area. Prices for property and Island
Park Cabins in this community are expected to rise over the next 12 months.
Local neighborhoods and subdivisions include: AK Rasmussen Subdivision,
Arrowhead Development Subdivision, Aspen Ridge, Bensons BootJack Homesites,
Baker Vacation Homesites, Berretts Summer Home Subdivision, Berrett Homesites,
Big Springs Acres Subdivision, Bighorn Hills Estates, Black Mountain Meadows
Subdivision, BlueCreek Subdivision, Box Canyon Ranches, Buffalo River Estates,
Buffalo Summer Homes, Buffalo Basin Subdivision, Centennial Cove Subdivision,
Centennial Mountain Shores Subdivision, Centennial Shores Subdivision, Cowan
Subdivision, Shotgun Subdivision, Cowbell Subdivision, DH McGee Summer
Homestead, Deer Crest Subdivision, Douglas Guiver Subdivision, Eagles Nest
Subdivision, Eagles Nest Subdivision, Edwards Homesite Subdivision, Elk Creek
Estates, Elk Crossing at Black Mountain Subdivision, Elk Run Subdivision, Fisher
Pointe Subdivision, Fransenville Subdivision, Goosebay Estates, Harris
Homesites, Henrys Lake Lodge, Henrys Lake Overlook, Henrys Lake Estates,
Henderson Homesites, IP Bills Island Subdivision, Ice House Creek Subdivision,
Island Park Subdivision, Island Park Village, J&T Ranch Estates, Lakeside
Subdivision, Lakeview Trailer Estates, Lakeview Estates, Lakeview Ranches, Last
Chance Ranches, Macks Summer Homes, Magleby Survey, Meadow View Subdivision,
Meadow Vue Subdivision, McCrea Ranch, McGee Summer Homes, Mill Creek Estates,
Moedl Subdivision, Moose Bay Subdivision, Moose Creek Subdivision, Mortensen
Subdivision, Northshore Club Subdivision, Old West Ranches, Palmer Summer Home
Sites Subdivision, Phillips Lodge, Pine Haven Subdivision, Pinehaven
Subdivision, Pintail Point Subdivision, Ponds Lodge Subdivision, Ralph A
Thompson Subdivision, Ranch McCrea Subdivision, Rexburg Boat Club, Riverside
Village at Ponds Lodge, Robbins Subdivision, Robbins Summer Homesites, Sawtelle
Estates, Sawtelle Mountain Subdivision, Sawtelle Recreational Area, Sherwood
Subdivision, Shotgun Village Subdivision, Shotgun West Subdivision, Silver Hawk
Subdivision, Steve Smith Survey, Silverhawk Subdivision, Southshore Subdivision,
Stonegate Subdivision, Thomson Randall, Timbercreek Estates, Two Top Estates,
Valley View Ranch Subdivision, Websters Henrys Lake Ranch, Websters Lakeview
Subdivision, Weeks Pine Acres, Welling Addition Subdivision, Wilding Summer
Homesites, Whispering Pines Subdivision, Wispering Pines Subdivision, Yale
Creek Cabin Sites, Yellowstone Acres, Yellowstone Basin Subdivision, Green
Acres, Mountain View Subdivision, Tricondico Subdivision, Austin Julian
Subdivision, Fish Haven Subdivision, Stewart Homesites, and other Island Park
Subdivisions in Island Park Idaho, and Island Park Cabins in Zip Code 83429.
Exceptional recreational opportunities in and around the region include
Extreme and Liesure Snowmobiling, Camping, Hiking, Trail Riding, Water Sports,
Fishing, Dirt Bike and ATV riding, Rafting, Hunting, and much more. Other
notable features of the area is the beautiful country landscapes, mountains,
wildlife, lakes, streams, and scenery. Island Park Idaho is
within roughly 35 minutes of Yellowstone National Park, 60 minutes of Rexburg,
and roughly 90 minutes of Idaho Falls.
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