Three Island Crossing, State park in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States
Three Island Crossing State Park is a history-focused public recreation area in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, interpreting a ford of the Snake River on the Oregon Trail. It offers camping, cabins, disk golf and a visitor center with interpretive exhibits. Deer, waterfowl, fox, swans, songbirds, pelicans and eagles live in the park.
Three Island Crossing was a ford on the Oregon Trail where emigrants crossed the Snake River via three islands. In 1869 Gus Glenn built a ferry about 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream. The land was deeded from Glenns Ferry to the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation in 1968 and opened as a state park in 1971.
The visitor center holds interpretive exhibits on the Snake River ford and the Oregon Trail crossing, and the park hosts an annual commemoration on the second Saturday of August with living history demonstrations and traditional skills presentations.
Visitors can reserve camping sites in two areas: the Trailside Lower Campground and Wagon Wheel Upper Campground, both with water and electrical hookups. It's helpful to check available amenities in advance and plan according to the season.
The park holds an annual commemoration every second Saturday in August with living history demonstrations and traditional skills presentations. Visitors can observe authentic techniques and daily life from the pioneer era during these events.
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