Ritter Island - Thousand Springs State Park — Attraction in Jerome

Thousand springs State Park hydro project and Ritter Island are located outside of Wendell Idaho . This beautiful place is a outdoor lovers dream the park has nice grass with mature shade trees and nestled next to the clearest most beautiful water from Idaho's underground aquifer that maintains a chilly year round temp. Of 58° . The crystal clear water is great for fishing crawdad hunting canoeing tubing with a slight current and of course swimming and snorkeling but beware as you are trying to get used to the frigid water it may hurt it's so cold! 🥶The park is free of charge and closes at dark handicap parking is available flushable toilets a dumpster and picnic tables are available there are no bbq grills available. Across the bridge is Ritter Island this unique attraction houses a free museum with antique homestead items and a old dairy, a barn, a information building and houses you can rent with fruit tree's growing all over ,Ritter Island closes at 3 . There is also a gorgeous water fall you can walk to or drive up to with a large parking area on the south end of the park . Pet friendly on a leash , no Rv turn around and no boats allowed and no camping or loud music. NOTE!!!!! this park gets extremely busy it is wise to arrive early or take a canopy and a table and chairs and mosquitos can sometimes be a problem I recommend using Maggie's Farm we never get...

Our family celebrated our Christmas on Ritter Island in the Rock House, December 16. This was such a good decision. We felt like we had the island to ourselves, a nature experience, wonderful accommodations in the Rock House. Where to start? The house was immaculate, even the kitchen trash can. The house is roomy and open and perfect. The sunroom, with an electric fireplace and windows all around, gave us the views. The kitchen was beautifully appointed; all sorts of bowls, pans, cookie sheets. We did bring our own spices. Suggestion: we didn't find any pot holders.The living/dining area was perfect for conversation. I loved the dining room table. Our 7 gathered there for meals and games. The grandchildren had plenty of room to play with their new Lego sets. The downstairs bath had a tub; upstairs is a spacious 1/2 bath. Bedrooms were totally fine. 2 queen bedrooms, 1 bedroom with 2 twin beds, 1 with a twin trundle. Adequate sheets, blankets, towels. We loved being outside taking advantage of the island perimeter walk. Saw a small herd of deer, eagles, fish, waterfowl, other birds. I am so proud of the State of Idaho for sharing this jewel. Oh, outside is ideal for slow meandering. There are benches and picnic tables discretely placed all over. The whole story of Minnie Miller, Judge Ritter, Nature Conservancy and Idaho State Parks is worthwhile to know. We...

Did the whole Thousand Springs scenic byway today with all the stops and this was my favorite. It's a total little paradise down by the river. So peaceful, wildflowers, river otters, woodpeckers, clean bathroom, large manicured lawn area with many picnic tables, can wade is the beautifully clear water (very cold, but you get used to it!). Hardly anyone there at all at 6pm and had the gorgeous waterfall to ourselves. The island itself usually closes at 3:00 p.m. presumably due to there being a couple historic vacation rentals on it (can be booked through the state park). However the park part not on the island is open until 10:00 p.m. This includes the waterfall and the picnic area with restrooms and access to the springs. It is of note that there is a hydro power station (shaped like a castle, lol) at the site but the place is so beautiful it's not a problem and it gets out of view once you start walking.

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